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Mexico Outlines Flood Response as Waters Recede in Mexico City Area

Cleanup begins after authorities tie Nezahualcóyotl’s flooding to a failed collector, trash blockages, exceptional rain.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum used the Oct. 1 Mañanera del Pueblo to brief on water issues following recent urban flooding.
  • Conagua said Nezahualcóyotl’s inundations stemmed from a deteriorated drainage collector, accumulated garbage and high runoff.
  • Officials reported water levels have fallen and that sanitation crews are beginning cleanup and disinfection.
  • CDMX head Clara Brugada said this rainy season has run above average, with Tláhuac and Iztapalapa hardest hit.
  • A live link during the briefing showed the inauguration of the IMSS-Bienestar Maruata community hospital in Michoacán, and Sheinbaum promoted her first-year anniversary event for Sunday.