Overview
- The government’s latest tally on Monday reports at least 64 fatalities and 65 people unaccounted for after a week of torrential rain.
- Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla bear the brunt of the damage, according to national civil protection chief Laura Velazquez.
- Hidalgo accounts for the largest share of missing persons with 43 people reported uncontactable.
- Military and government helicopters established an air bridge to deliver food and water, evacuated hospital patients in San Bartolo Tutotepec, and supported President Claudia Sheinbaum’s visit and pledge of financial aid.
- Meteorologists attribute the deluge to a tropical system from the Gulf meeting a northern cold front, with river surges, outages and road collapses hampering relief until clearing skies Sunday allowed road-clearing to begin.