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The View from Mexico on Hurricane Isidore
Aired September 23, 2002 - 06:18 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Time now to get the latest on Hurricane Isidore. We're joined on the telephone by Carlos Halista (ph) Gonzalez. He's with Mexico's Civil Protection Office. Thanks for being with us this morning, Carlos.
CARLOS HALISTA GONZALEZ, DIRECTOR, MEXICO CIVIL PROTECTION OFFICE: Good morning.
CALLAWAY: What exactly is the situation where you are this morning?
GONZALEZ: Well, especially the situation is very hard in the state of Yucatan where the hurricane is still heading; and we have about 70,000 persons evacuated from their homes.
CALLAWAY: Were you prepared for this storm? I mean it hit as a, what, a Category 3 storm. This is a tremendous storm. Were people prepared for this?
GONZALEZ: Yes. Yes, we have been preparing ourselves since the hurricane started developing since last week. And the authorities in all three states of the Yucatan Peninsula have been telling the public to be aware of that and to make sure that they take shelter when the hurricane came. So at this time, we are still preparing ourselves in the state of Campeche for the hurricane so when it continues its path, it will not make more damages.
CALLAWAY: Yes, what kind of damage do you have there, Carlos, can you tell us?
GONZALEZ: Well, especially in the northern part of the state of Yucatan, we have severe flooding and also in the cities, well, billboards and trees have fallen throughout the cities, especially in the capital city of the state of Yucatan, Merida.
CALLAWAY: Do you have any idea about deaths and injuries from this?
GONZALEZ: Fortunately, at this time we have no notice of that.
CALLAWAY: All right. Thank you very much, Carlos. We'll be checking up with you later on.
That's Carlos Halista Gonzalez with Mexico Civil Protection Office.
And if you want the latest on Isidore, you can visit our Web site. You can also read about the preparations going on in the U.S. and take a ride on a hurricane hunter plane in our video option, just go to CNN.com. The AOL keyword, of course, is CNN.
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Aired September 23, 2002 - 06:18 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Time now to get the latest on Hurricane Isidore. We're joined on the telephone by Carlos Halista (ph) Gonzalez. He's with Mexico's Civil Protection Office. Thanks for being with us this morning, Carlos.
CARLOS HALISTA GONZALEZ, DIRECTOR, MEXICO CIVIL PROTECTION OFFICE: Good morning.
CALLAWAY: What exactly is the situation where you are this morning?
GONZALEZ: Well, especially the situation is very hard in the state of Yucatan where the hurricane is still heading; and we have about 70,000 persons evacuated from their homes.
CALLAWAY: Were you prepared for this storm? I mean it hit as a, what, a Category 3 storm. This is a tremendous storm. Were people prepared for this?
GONZALEZ: Yes. Yes, we have been preparing ourselves since the hurricane started developing since last week. And the authorities in all three states of the Yucatan Peninsula have been telling the public to be aware of that and to make sure that they take shelter when the hurricane came. So at this time, we are still preparing ourselves in the state of Campeche for the hurricane so when it continues its path, it will not make more damages.
CALLAWAY: Yes, what kind of damage do you have there, Carlos, can you tell us?
GONZALEZ: Well, especially in the northern part of the state of Yucatan, we have severe flooding and also in the cities, well, billboards and trees have fallen throughout the cities, especially in the capital city of the state of Yucatan, Merida.
CALLAWAY: Do you have any idea about deaths and injuries from this?
GONZALEZ: Fortunately, at this time we have no notice of that.
CALLAWAY: All right. Thank you very much, Carlos. We'll be checking up with you later on.
That's Carlos Halista Gonzalez with Mexico Civil Protection Office.
And if you want the latest on Isidore, you can visit our Web site. You can also read about the preparations going on in the U.S. and take a ride on a hurricane hunter plane in our video option, just go to CNN.com. The AOL keyword, of course, is CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
