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Floods Swamp Suchiate as Low-Pressure System Pounds Chiapas

A lingering Pacific low-pressure system threatens more intense rain across the Soconusco, keeping emergency warnings in place.

Overview

  • Waist-high water was reported in Suchiate’s downtown, prompting the suspension of classes and the opening of school facilities as temporary shelters.
  • State Civil Protection deployed Immediate Response Team personnel and regional coordinators to support alerts, evacuations and assistance in affected areas.
  • The Mexican Army activated Plan DN-III in Suchiate to aid with evacuations, cleaning operations and transfers to shelters.
  • Forecasts call for very heavy to intense rainfall with lightning, hail and strong gusts, with risks of rising rivers, landslides and urban flooding across the Soconusco and Istmo-Costa.
  • The Suchiate River rose at the MexicoGuatemala border, with local reports of rafts swept downstream and overflows in low-lying Mexican zones.