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Heavy Rains Flood Mexico City, 63 Rescued From Stranded Microbus

Authorities escalated Plan Tlaloque deployments following Red alerts in four boroughs.

Overview

  • City officials reported 63 flooded points and 10 fallen trees across multiple alcaldías after early‑morning storms.
  • SSC officers evacuated 33 women and 30 men from a microbus stuck at the Canal de Río Churubusco–Talleres Gráficos underpass.
  • SEGIAGUA measured peak rainfall of 24.5 mm at Ejército de Oriente, 19.75 mm at Tizoc and 19 mm at Churubusco Lago.
  • Plan Tlaloque mobilized 245 technical and field workers and 114 support units, including pumps, water trucks and cranes.
  • SGIRPC issued Red alerts for Gustavo A. Madero, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Venustiano Carranza, with Orange alerts for Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo.