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Downpour in Morelia Floods Roads and Fells Tree as Emergency Brigades Mobilize

Emergency crews monitor ten flood points after intense rain overwhelmed Morelia's drainage.

Limpian brigadas las laterales de salida a Quiroga
Ríos de Morelia, al 25% de su capacidad
Lluvia deja 10 encharcamientos y un árbol caído en Morelia
Limpieza de la avenida Madero en salida a Quiroga genera caos vial

Overview

  • Intense rainfall delivered up to 110 mm in central Morelia and 75–78 mm elsewhere, creating ten major flooding points.
  • A lightning strike felled a tree on León Guzmán Street and high water disrupted traffic on Avenida Camelinas and the Salida a Quiroga distributor.
  • Coordinación Estatal de Protección Civil de Michoacán deployed brigades to assess affected areas while Policía Morelia and municipal crews cleared sewers and guided vehicles.
  • The Ayuntamiento carried out preventive cleaning and desazolve on Avenida Siervo de la Nación near the Barajas drain to lower flood risk.
  • C5 and municipal authorities issued alerts advising residents to avoid inundated zones and report emergencies to 443 369 7221 or 443 113 5000.