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After Mexico City Deluge, Metro Line A Partially Restored as Merchants Block Zaragoza

Officials say about 30 million cubic meters of rain inundated 20 Iztapalapa neighborhoods, damaging hundreds of homes.

Overview

  • Metro CDMX reopened the Santa MartaLa Paz stretch after roughly 20 hours of pumping, while Peñón Viejo and Acatitla remain closed with RTP buses bridging GuelataoSanta Marta.
  • Water inside the Santa MartaAcatitla interestation reached about two meters over a 300‑meter span, and peak rainfall hit 90.75 mm at La Quebradora in Iztapalapa.
  • City agencies kept emergency operations active, reporting delivery of about 3,500 hot meals and 2,000 cleaning kits, ongoing home damage surveys, and announced drainage mitigation works.
  • Roughly 20 colonias in Iztapalapa were listed with severe impacts and authorities cited close to 300 affected homes, as crews continued desazolve and cleanup through Sunday.
  • Merchants demanding compensation blocked Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza near Puente de la Concordia, and heavy rains also caused losses and disruptions in Estado de México, Veracruz, Sonora, Yucatán, San Luis Potosí and Chiapas.