Overview

• The city began distributing a 100 million-peso emergency fund using a four-level scale that pays 8,000 to 50,000 pesos based on flood depth.
• An initial tranche covers about 974 registered households, and the city’s insurance has been activated to pay roughly 750 additional claims within a month.
• Authorities outlined 24 hydrological projects for Iztapalapa, including new collectors and conveyance to regulating basins, with 1.2 billion pesos slated for 2025 and the remainder in 2026.
• Work is set to start immediately, with some interventions targeted for completion by May, and larger metropolitan projects advancing with federal and State of Mexico coordination.
• Officials identified damage across 29 Iztapalapa neighborhoods and noted the storm as the most intense in 34 years.