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Mexico Ends Flood Cleanup; Reconstruction Set to Start in December

Officials credit a fast census and direct payments for moving from emergency relief to rebuilding in just over a month.

Overview

  • Federal authorities report a total investment of 7,426,125,000 pesos, with the largest share directed to Veracruz and additional allocations to Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí and Querétaro.
  • The damage census logged 104,417 affected homes and 347,919 people, including 18,302 houses counted as total loss and 31,012 with major damage.
  • Operations involved 960 brigades and 4,804 personnel who surveyed 3,254 localities to deliver aid and document needs across the five states.
  • Cleanup and road reopening are essentially complete, the second round of direct supports concluded on Sunday, and remaining household goods will go to the most damaged homes.
  • Officials cite 83 deaths and 16 missing, note that searches continue, and say Veracruz and Hidalgo remain priorities as final minor clearing wraps up.