Overview
- Mexico’s consolidated tally reached 42 dead, 27 missing and more than 34,000 damaged homes across Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, according to federal and state authorities.
- The government kept Plan DN-III-E and Plan Marina active, with more than 11,000 military and naval personnel, aircraft, heavy machinery, mobile kitchens and water plants deployed, while CFE reported power restored to roughly three quarters of affected users and SICT worked to reopen blocked highways.
- Puebla’s governor reported 10 deaths, eight missing and over 30,000 people affected, detailing helicopter and boat rescues, interagency command posts and more than 1,200 National Guard and Army personnel plus Navy support operating in the Sierra Norte and Nororiental.
- In Peru, prosecutors opened a preliminary probe into the Agua Marina shooting, documenting about 25 rounds fired from outside the venue and reporting the four wounded band members are stable and recovering.
- New President José Jerí led coordinated inspections in multiple prisons with INPE and police and agreed with transport leaders on creating a specialized unit against extortion and contract killings, even as analysts criticized his prior congressional votes they say weakened anti-crime tools.