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Sheinbaum Leads Mexico Flood Response as Deaths Reach 66 and 307 Communities Remain Cut Off

Federal coordinators are focusing resources on isolated zones, with initial cash aid targeted for this weekend.

Overview

  • Officials reported 66 dead and 75 unlocated by Tuesday night, as SICT counted 307 isolated communities, including 155 in Hidalgo.
  • Defense set up an air-bridge coordination center at Pachuca’s airport and increased to 21 helicopters in Hidalgo, with additional air operations and thousands of troops working in Puebla and Veracruz.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said a 19 billion–peso emergency allocation is available, about 3 billion already used, and the National Emergency Committee is meeting daily with governors.
  • Health authorities deployed 471 medical and epidemiology brigades—targeting 1,000—to deliver care, vaccinations and dengue vector control, while key IMSS, IMSS-Bienestar and ISSSTE units reported repairs or temporary replacements.
  • The Welfare Ministry began a house‑to‑house damage census in 30 municipalities—over 4,100 registrations so far with an 800‑person team in Poza Rica—and aims to start first cash payments this weekend as CFE reported 91% power restoration.