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Centenario Reservoir Overflows, Flooding Tequisquiapan as DN‑III Aid Begins

Authorities have opened shelters, initiating door-to-door assistance.

Overview

  • Tequisquiapan entered a red alert after municipal officials ordered a preventive, orderly evacuation in areas at highest risk.
  • Conagua reported the Centenario reservoir at 96% capacity and planned a controlled release that could raise water levels in nearby neighborhoods.
  • Overflow from the reservoir inundated the town center, the hotel zone, and Parque La Pila, and residents were urged to avoid downtown as officials reported no water inside homes so far.
  • The Mexican Army implemented Plan DN‑III, helping residents move belongings, while sandbag barriers were placed and support extended to seven additional localities.
  • Two temporary shelters were opened at Casa de Día on Media Luna street and a municipal building, as crews from Protección Civil and public safety continued monitoring and assistance; rising Río San Juan flows prompted road closures in San Juan del Río.