Overview

• Heavy rains in early July from the Tamesí River and lagoon overflow left up to 50 centimeters of water in Colonia Moscú, where residents built a plastic slide and filmed children playing in what became a viral social media clip.
• Specialists have warned that the standing water poses serious health and safety threats, including submerged debris, contaminated water, exposed electrical cables and the possible presence of wildlife such as crocodiles.
• State and federal authorities established a temporary shelter for displaced families and imposed preventive power cuts in the most inundated areas to reduce electrocution risks.
• Protección Civil Tamaulipas continues regular surveillance and evacuation rounds to assist affected households and monitor rising water levels.
• Cleanup teams are removing debris and managing floodwater flow across critical points, while local officials remain silent on the viral slide footage.