Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Overnight Floods Inundate Puerto Vallarta Leaving One Dead and 700+ Homes Damaged

A unified command with helicopter support leads ongoing rescues.

Overview

  • Authorities established a regional command post at CR-4 and deployed municipal, state and federal teams, including Sedena, with roughly 140 personnel.
  • Officials report 703 homes, 85 businesses and two schools affected, and confirm a man died after his car was swept away in La Floresta.
  • Heavily impacted areas include Ixtapa, Cañadas, Mojoneras, Bobadilla, La Floresta, Portales and Parque Las Palmas, with several drainage channels overflowing.
  • Jalisco’s governor ordered a Blackhawk helicopter to bolster evacuations, rescues and damage assessments as operations continue and alerts remain in place.
  • Temporary shelters at Vida Nueva in La Lija and Casa Ejidal de Ixtapa are open for displaced residents, while Nayarit also reports flooding, evacuations and state aid.