Hurricane Alex

So this apparently did not get any news coverage at all in the USA, but Hurricane Alex hit Monterrey, my old site, a couple of weeks ago. Since then, a lot of pictures of the devastation have been floating around via e-mail. It is amazing the amount of water that was dumped on the city and surrounding areas (the bridge picture..that river used to be non-existent and instead was a riverbed about 30-40 feet down). The little pueblitos in the mountains around the city have been completely isolated because the roads all washed out, and they are relying on helicopter drops for food, water, etc. "Only" a few people died, which was amazing, but they could still use a lot of help. If you are interested in helping from the States, the Mexican Consulate has set up a bank account at Wachovia where you can deposit money (account number and news release here at the bottom).