Overview

• July rainfall in Mexico City reached 158 millimeters, surpassing the historical monthly average of 150 millimeters according to SEGIAGUA.
• La Magdalena Contreras experienced a one-hour downpour equal to a third of its typical monthly precipitation, leaving floodwaters up to 1.2 meters high in 105 homes.
• More than 400 personnel from SGIRPC and Operativo Tlaloque have been mobilized for cleanup, shelter provision and hot meal distribution for affected families.
• Authorities are executing preventive measures through the Acupuntura Hídrica program to recharge aquifers and by removing 170,000 tons of silt and 17,000 tons of debris from drainage systems.
• The newly introduced SGIRPC semáforo aid program provides payments starting at 5,000 pesos for at least 15 centimeters of flooding and tiers up to 25,000 pesos for depths approaching 1.2 meters.