Overview

• Conagua initiated water releases from dams like Solís, pushing Lerma River levels past 80% capacity.
• Roberto Arias of Conagua warned that overflow could inundate about 11,000 hectares of maize and sorghum in Penjamillo and nearby municipalities.
• Sandbag barriers have been installed along the riverbank in La Piedad and the ejidos Las Huertas and La Luz to reduce flood risks.
• Protección Civil de Huanímaro reports that daily monitoring at the Markazusa dam shows Lerma water levels between 50% and 70% with no major incidents to date.
• The Secretaría de Desarrollo Rural de Michoacán notes that rain-related losses remain at 1% while prior drought destroyed 58,000 hectares of crops.