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Storms Leave Two Dead in Sonora and Veracruz

Federal and local agencies mobilized military units as CONAGUA prepares controlled releases from the near-full Santa María dam to reduce flood risk.

Overview

  • The heavy seasonal storms that hit Sonora and Veracruz on Saturday produced widespread flooding, landslides, road closures and stranded vehicles across multiple municipalities.
  • Local officials confirmed at least two deaths: one person killed in a landslide in Nogales and a 21-year-old woman who died in a deslave in Iczotitla, Los Reyes, Veracruz.
  • Rescue teams in Sonora saved multiple people from rising arroyos and flooded streets, including two people rescued on Avenida Nuevo Nogales and two injured people pulled from the arroyo on Calle Abraham Zaied who were later stabilized.
  • Authorities activated Plan DN-III-E with the 45 Zona Militar to support relief and damage assessments while CONAGUA said the Santa María dam in El Rosario, Sinaloa reached about 93% capacity and will undergo controlled releases to lower downstream danger.
  • A binational search operation between Sonora and Arizona continues to look for at least two people reported swept away by an arroyo, and officials urge residents to avoid crossing flooded channels and to follow Protección Civil instructions.