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Mexico's Pemex says evacuates workers due to Dean
19 Aug 2007 17:05:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Mexico has started to evacuate 13,360 workers from its Gulf of Mexico oil rigs as powerful Hurricane Dean neared, state oil company Pemex said on Sunday.

Pemex produces some 70 percent of its crude oil from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and is a major supplier to the United States.
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Rescue workers and firemen look at trees that fell on cars in Puebla during a storm as bands of rain from hurricane Dean begin to affect central Mexico August 21, 2007. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident. Mexico's response to hurricanes has improved in recent years as emergency services regularly stage rehearsals and the population is well informed about disaster prevention.



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