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Deadly Rains Deluge Central Mexico, With Fatalities in Querétaro and Major Flooding in El Salto and Mexico City

Conagua agreed to train El Salto personnel to operate Río Santiago floodgates during emergencies.

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Lluvia dejó graves afectaciones en varias colonias del municipio de Querétaro
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Alcalde Felipe Macías reportó afectaciones en las delegaciones Epigmenio González, Carrillo Puerto y Félix Osores Sotomayor

Overview

  • Querétaro authorities confirmed two people were found dead in the Peñuelas area after being swept away by floodwaters, and the state prosecutor’s office opened an investigation.
  • Heavy downpours inundated neighborhoods across Querétaro, left vehicles floating and homes waterlogged, and prompted coordinated deployments by police, firefighters, municipal crews and Sedena, with the Army activating the DN-III-E plan, according to officials.
  • In El Salto, Jalisco, the municipality reported up to 300 homes affected—concentrated in the Lilas 1 and 2 developments—though separate reporting put the tally at at least 120 houses with 60–80 cm of water.
  • El Salto officials attributed the damage in part to a delayed opening of Río Santiago floodgates and, after meeting Conagua’s delegate, secured emergency access to the gates and training for local operators.
  • Mexico City saw severe street flooding, including water depths near one meter in Iztapalapa, as the capital’s civil protection agency activated tiered weather alerts and warned of continuing rainfall.