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Torrential Rains Swamp Southern Veracruz, One Dead as Army Leads Relief Effort

Military units plus civil protection crews continue cleanup in Los Tuxtlas, with damage tallies underway.

Overview

  • Civil protection officials report rivers and arroyos overflowed across Ángel R. Cabada, San Andrés Tuxtla and Catemaco, affecting at least six localities.
  • A 62-year-old man identified as Panuncio N. died after being swept away while trying to cross a flooded arroyo in San Andrés Tuxtla, and his body was later recovered near a waterfall.
  • The federal government activated an interagency task force with the Army and National Guard, implementing Plan DN-III-E to safeguard communities in risk zones.
  • Response teams in Catemaco conducted reconnaissance, urged residents to move to safe areas or temporary shelters, cleared streets, removed downed trees and placed sandbags along the La Palma river.
  • Authorities said desazolve and cleaning reached roughly 200 homes, noted localized stabilization where a river returned to its course in La Palma, and warned residents not to cross flooded waterways.