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DALLAS, Texas -- Throughout the month of October, certain sections of Mexico suffered the worst floods in recent history. The affected areas were fraught with mudslides, homes were buried under debris, and highways were destroyed. There was a complete disruption of services, with victims numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Ground water was contaminated with dirt and raw sewage swept up by the flooding. Mexican health officials say one of the most immediate needs is the supply of potable water as the danger of multiple epidemics becomes prevalent.
Global Water Technologies, which produces high-quality water filtration systems, received inquiries from the Rotary Clubs in Mexico concerning the availability of equipment to help in those areas.
They immediately offered to send the "Village-200B system," a completely mobile and simple to operate unit, with the capacity to purify 4,500 gallons of water per day. This offer was given to the Mexican authorities, specifically to the State of Puebla, who sent a formal request for help.
The unit was packed and shipped to Mexico, with the assistance of Mr. Luis Ortiz Monasterio, Mexican Consul in Dallas, and AeroMexico, who took care of the transportation. The coordination of the operation was handled by the Virreyes Rotary Club in Mexico City.
As soon as the unit arrived in Mexico, it was taken high up into the Sierra Madre mountains to the municipality of Huauchinago. The location is approximately 200 miles outside Mexico City, which has been the center of logistical support for the victims, and lies in the center of the most affected areas.
Norberto Kanner, Vice President of International Marketing for Global Water Technologies, showed the authorities how to operate the system, and within twenty minutes the unit started providing high quality drinking water to the inhabitants of the most devastated areas.
The Village-200B system is being taken daily to different cities throughout the flood-ridden areas, and is helping to provide pure water for drinking and cooking. Kanner says it will be actively used without cost to the Mexican people until the local water systems are restored.
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