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Mexico Floods Leave 64 Dead, 65 Missing as Power Restoration Reaches 91%

House-by-house damage censuses now underway will steer aid and possible relocations.

Overview

  • Officials estimate roughly 100,000 homes were damaged, with experts noting many are in high-risk, informal settlements vulnerable to landslides.
  • SICT reports 130 of 132 outages on federal highways have been attended, while 358 incidents on state and local roads persist with 144 routes still closed.
  • Isolation remains acute with 307 communities without road access, including 155 in Hidalgo, prompting airlifts and river evacuations to deliver supplies.
  • CFE says electricity has been restored for 91% of affected users, prioritizing hospitals and hard-to-reach areas using helicopters, drones, and off-road equipment.
  • The federal response includes a 19 billion peso emergency fund, thousands of Army, Navy and National Guard personnel, and extensive health deployments as hospitals largely operate normally.