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Lydia Cumming-reporter with TV Azteca Puebla

Daily Mail: Mexican journalist covering severe floods gets the boot after she was caught on camera being carried over puddles by locals

A young journalist covering severe flooding in Mexico has been fired after she was photographed being carried over puddles by two local people to avoid getting her expensive shoes wet.

Lydia Cumming was fired by TV Azteca, who accused her of lacking professionalism, but the story soon overwhelmed the internet, inspiring dozens of memes. The young reporter was sent to city of Puebla in central Mexico, which was inundated with floodwater.

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