Overview

• Authorities report at least 28 fatalities since Thursday with additional people missing as rains continue across multiple regions.
• Hidalgo is the worst hit with 16 dead, while Puebla reports nine dead and eight missing, and Veracruz and Querétaro have confirmed additional deaths.
• Civil Protection says heavy rain has affected 31 of 32 states, with rivers overrunning, roads and bridges failing, and towns in the eastern Sierra Madre cut off; Poza Rica in Veracruz saw extensive inundation.
• Thousands of soldiers are deployed with 40 boats, fixed‑wing aircraft and six helicopters assisting rescues as shelters open for displaced residents.
• In Puebla, a Bengal tiger escaped from the Animalia zoo near Xicotepec after enclosure damage, and officials issued safety advisories as forecasts warn of more rain linked to Pacific systems Priscilla and Raymond.