Overview

• Authorities now report at least 66 dead and 75 missing after last week's downpours, with Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla bearing the worst damage.
• More than 300 communities remain unreachable due to washed-out roads and bridges, leaving food, water and medical deliveries delayed.
• The federal response includes roughly 10,000 troops with helicopters, planes and an airbridge, and over 4,000 army and navy personnel working to reopen key routes.
• Public-health risks are mounting as residents report rotting animal carcasses and outages, and health teams begin fumigation to curb dengue.
• Videos show alleged CJNG members distributing food in Veracruz; President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged the clips, questioned their authenticity and condemned the practice as not right.