By Antionio Villegas and E. Eduardo Castillo Assoc

By ANTONIO VILLEGAS and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico - The government knew Mexico's Gulf coast was a disaster in waiting long before three rivers surged out of their banks, flooding nearly every inch of the low-lying state of Tabasco and leaving more than 1 million homes under water.

By MANUEL ROIG-FRANZIA By Manuel Roig-Franzia The Washington Post VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico Roofs rot underwater, stretched out by the thousands over miles and miles. But it is the roofs jutting just above the brown, stinking floodwaters that truly make the heart ache.

By Ioan Grillo Associated Press VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico -- A massive wave of mud and water swept through a Mexican village Monday, and up to 16 people were feared buried, officials said, as rescuers elsewhere worked furiously to deliver aid to victims of massive flooding in southern Mexico.

A massive wave of mud and water swept through a village Monday and at least 16 people were feared buried, officials said, as rescuers elsewhere worked furiously to deliver aid to victims of devastating flooding in southern Mexico.