Overview

• Civil Defense reports intensified rainfall in 31 of 32 states, triggering river overflows, flooding, landslides and collapsed roads and bridges.
• Hidalgo records 16 deaths, about 1,000 homes damaged and 90 communities without communication, according to state authorities.
• Puebla’s government reports nine deaths, several missing people and roughly 80,000 residents affected across the state.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum says thousands have been deployed, including 5,400 Army troops and 3,300 Navy personnel, plus boats, planes and helicopters, with shelters opened for displaced families.
• Tropical Storm Raymond offshore and the remnants of Priscilla are linked to the downpours, which continue to affect Pacific and Gulf-influenced regions as blocked routes in the Sierra Madre Oriental hinder rescue access.