Overview
- The Presidency said Claudia Sheinbaum scrapped a planned visit to Chalco to focus on emergency operations after days of intense rain and flooding.
- Sheinbaum held a remote meeting with governors and federal officials to align rescue, relief and infrastructure work under the Comité Nacional de Emergencia.
- Protection Civil’s latest report cited at least 41 deaths, 27 missing and 117 municipalities affected across the five states, with figures still developing.
- More than 5,400 personnel from Defense, Navy and other services are deployed, over 1,056 km of federal roads were affected with 112 sections still cut, and power to about 320,000 homes has been 75% restored, according to CFE.
- Key agencies involved include Protección Civil, CFE, Welfare, IMSS, ISSSTE, Pemex, Infrastructure and transport authorities, with priority on search and rescue, power restoration and access routes.