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Chiapas Rains Cut Coastal Highway as Pacayal Bridge Reopens Under DN‑III‑E Response

Officials now count 32 affected municipalities, with roughly 100 damaged homes.

Overview

  • Intense rainfall collapsed the Tablazón 1 bridge on federal highway 200 near Mapastepec, isolating communities and forcing closures along the coastal route toward Tapachula.
  • State infrastructure authorities restored provisional circulation on the Pacayal I bridge, with 150 SICT workers enabling a temporary connection between Mapastepec and Tapachula.
  • The Army and National Guard activated Plan DN‑III‑E, evacuating 240 people, clearing debris, and placing temporary crossings, including a structure at Chapultepec on the Ruta del Café.
  • Protección Civil reports preliminary impacts across five regions, including power and water interruptions, shelter activations in Cacahoatán, and river overflows in Villa Comaltitlán, Pijijiapan and Huehuetán, with no fatalities confirmed in Chiapas.
  • Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks carrying agricultural produce, were stranded on Highway 200, while bus lines and drivers diverted to the HuixtlaFrontera Comalapa route and other Sierra roads slowed by landslides.