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Mexico Floods and Landslides Leave 47 Dead as 260 Towns Remain Cut Off

Forecasters expect more downpours, raising the risk of additional landslides.

Overview

  • Officials report 47 fatalities and 38 people missing, with figures still being updated as rescuers reach isolated areas.
  • Approximately 260 communities are inaccessible after roads and bridges collapsed or were buried, and tens of thousands lack electricity.
  • About 10,000 soldiers are conducting evacuations and relief using boats, aircraft and helicopters, with airlifts and shelters supporting displaced residents.
  • Tens of thousands of homes and multiple hospitals, schools, roads and bridges are damaged, with Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí among the worst affected.
  • Authorities link the extreme rainfall to Pacific storms Priscilla and Raymond plus Gulf moisture, and the escaped tiger from a Puebla zoo was found under debris and reported dead by the environmental agency.