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Parral Chihuahua declared disaster area, downpour destroys part of the city. 
The Major of Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua, Oscar Gonzalez Luna officially announced the death of two persons and no report of missing ones, the first report of affected persons due to the overflowing of the " El Alamillo" river will be ready tonight.
El alcalde de Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua, Oscar González Luna señala que oficialmente hay dos muertos y no se registran personas desaparecidas y que esperan esta misma noche tener listo en primer padrón de damnificados luego de que el arroyo “El Alamillo” se saliera de su cause generando gras destrucción a su paso.
The Secretary of Education and Culture informed that classes would be suspended at least for today in Hidalgo del Parral in order to evaluate the damages caused by the flood. It was recomended not to expose the children and keep them inside their homes due to the alert from authorities that still continues because of the weather report of rain for the next days.
Chihuahua, Chih.- La secretaria de Educación y Cultura informó que por lo menos el día de hoy quedan suspendidas las clases en Hidalgo del Parral, con el fin de evaluar los daños causados por las inundaciones.
Recomendó a los padres de familia no exponer a sus hijos y mantenerlos en el interior de los domicilios, pues el alertamiento por parte de las autoridades de seguridad aún continúa, al pronosticarse lluvias para las siguientes 24 horas.
Parral, Chih..- Supervivientes y descendientes de los que vivieron la inundación del 8 de septiembre de 1944, narraron sus experiencias a 63 años de la tragedia que puso a prueba el temple de los parralenses, y que se negaron a dejar morir la ciudad.
A note of background history about Parral, I wonder if all the historical buildings were damaged. Villa's museum and headquaters, Casa Alvarado.
Parral (formerly known as San José de Parral; formally known as Hidalgo del Parral) is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, 220 km away from the state capital Chihuahua, Chih. Its population is approximately 90,000. Parral could refer to: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Parral, Chile This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... The state of Chihuahua is the largest of the 31 states of Mexico and is located in the northwestern part of the country. ... The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. ...
Founded in 1631 by Juan Rangel de Biesma, it was once a bustling center for silver mining. After the end of the silver mining boom, Parral was almost completely abandoned in the early 1930s (although the surrounding district continues to be mined for silver and base metals). It is now a small city mainly dedicated to commerce. General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...
It is noted as the place of death of several historical figures:
- Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was assassinated there on July 20, 1923, and was initially buried there.
- Border ruffian "Dirty" Dave Rudabaugh (sometime friend and foe of Billy the Kid).
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at 08:02 on September 11th, 2008
This is very devastating to this beautiful town. I heard from my aunt that lives there that they need the very basic, such as canned food and bottled water. My cousin set out to Parral this week. He took food and water. Not all of Parral was underwater, just the low lying areas (which is most of the town). The rain keeps falling and now the homes that are made out of adobe are soaked and cannot take anymore downpour. These Parralenses don't have insurance and alot of them don't make enough money to rebuild.