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Torrential Rains Across Mexico Leave 29 Dead as Floods Strike 31 States

A nationwide emergency deployment seeks to contain ongoing flood threats from swollen rivers.

Overview

  • The Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil reports at least 29 deaths and 13 missing, with impacts confirmed in 31 of 32 states after rains tied to Priscilla, Jerry and Raymond.
  • In Hidalgo, authorities confirm 16 deaths, eight missing, extensive damage to homes, schools and clinics, and numerous communities cut off by landslides and rising rivers.
  • Puebla reports nine deaths and more than 80,000 people affected, as a landslide-triggered Pemex pipeline explosion near Xicotepec spilled into the San Marcos River and multiple roads were closed.
  • Conagua says the Zimapán dam reached 102% of capacity and a controlled release forced evacuations of around 1,000 families along the Moctezuma River in San Luis Potosí.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum is coordinating the response, with 3,300 Semar personnel deployed and the DN-III-E plan fielding about 5,400 troops as authorities work to reopen 982 kilometers of damaged federal roads and restore power to an estimated 320,000 affected users.