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Sheinbaum Unveils 4-Point Recovery Plan as 20,000-Peso Payouts Begin Oct. 22 After Deadly Rains

The shift prioritizes rapid recovery through direct cash to households with phone-based warnings to reduce future risk.

Claudia Sheinbaum supervisa apoyos en Pantepec, Puebla.
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El gobernador Mauricio Kuri informó que los caminos de la Sierra Gorda sufrieron graves daños por las lluvias.
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Overview

  • Officials maintain the toll at 76 dead with 31 people unlocated across Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz.
  • Bienestar will start the initial MXN 20,000 payment on Oct. 22, with payouts Oct. 22–29 in Veracruz, Puebla, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí and Oct. 25–Nov. 5 in Hidalgo, notifying beneficiaries by SMS and local announcements; appliance and food vouchers are included.
  • A second stage will grant MXN 25,000, 40,000 or 70,000 per home based on damage, plus MXN 50,000 for small businesses, MXN 50,000–100,000 for farmers and ranchers, MXN 500,000 per damaged clinic and MXN 200,000 for 750 schools, alongside 50,000 temporary jobs at MXN 8,500 per month; the initial package is estimated near MXN 10 billion.
  • Recovery progress includes power restored to 98.7% of affected users and circulation reestablished on 1,061 km of federal roads, with isolated localities reduced from 288 to 119, though Veracruz reports 32 communities still cut off.
  • The plan strengthens forecasting and risk atlases and introduces cell-phone alerts to communities, while relocation options for families in high-risk areas are being developed.