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Mexico City Deluge Swamps Iztapalapa, Forces Partial Suspension on Line A

City leaders call it a forecast‑busting storm that overwhelmed the drainage network.

Overview

  • Authorities activated the highest risk level, Alerta Púrpura, in Iztapalapa and deployed more than 90 firefighters, 156 SEGIAGUA personnel and additional police and civil protection brigades under Operativo Tlaloque.
  • Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza turned into a deep channel with closures near Metro Peñón Viejo, stranding vehicles and leaving roughly 300 homes affected according to local reports.
  • Metro Line A is operating provisionally between Pantitlán and Guelatao as specialized teams continue pumping, with RTP buses supporting travel between Guelatao and Santa Marta.
  • Rain gauges showed localized extremes in Iztapalapa, including 90.75 mm at Rebombeo–La Quebradora, 76.4 mm in Lomas de Zaragoza and 73.75 mm in Ejército de Oriente.
  • Officials cited differing citywide water‑volume estimates—30 million cubic meters versus 19 million—while crews carry out a house‑by‑house impact census and ongoing dewatering.