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Mexico City Flood Alerts Persist as Spain Battles Wildfires at Las Médulas

Mexico’s weather service warns of continued heavy monsoon rainfall following the reopening of AICM airport with metro services only partially restored

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Varias personas hacen frente a la ola de calor en la orilla del Miño. |  Roi Cruz
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Guadalupe Chavira busca presidir el Senado y suceder a Fernández Noroña. FOTO: Especial

Overview

  • SGIRPC has maintained purple and red-level alerts across CDMX after convective storms dumped over 80 mm in the Zócalo and other boroughs.
  • AICM resumed flight operations after a three-hour suspension, while Metro Line 2 and Cablebús segments remain partly closed due to lingering inundations.
  • SMN has issued nationwide advisories for heavy rains, electrical storms, possible hail and 1.5–2.5 m coastal waves in seven states.
  • In Castilla y León, UME and civil-protection units continue extinguishing wildfires around Las Médulas, leading to the evacuation or confinement of roughly 800 residents.
  • Regional authorities report that at least ten of thirteen wildfires in León are under criminal investigation for suspected deliberate ignition by Seprona and national police.