Overview

• Civil protection officials report at least 47 deaths and 38 people missing across three states after days of extreme rainfall.
• Veracruz, Hidalgo and Puebla suffered the heaviest losses, with at least 18, 16 and 12 deaths respectively, and a child was killed earlier in Querétaro by a landslide.
• About 260 communities remain isolated as floodwaters and landslides left tens of thousands of homes choked with mud and debris.
• Hundreds of soldiers, police and firefighters have set up emergency shelters providing food and medical care, with President Claudia Sheinbaum visiting Veracruz and confirming airbridges.
• Authorities attribute the flooding to Tropical Storm Raymond and Hurricane Priscilla, which have moved on after damaging roads, bridges and power lines and leaving many without electricity.