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A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation
Rescue efforts continue in central Mexico after floods killed 66 and left 75 missing due to multiple weather systems saturating rivers and weakening hillsides, officials said.
- Last week, central Mexico was hit by devastating floods and landslides, with Mexico's government recording 66 deaths and 75 missing as soldiers, marines and civilian teams continue rescue efforts.
- Authorities attributed the floods to two tropical systems plus a cold front and a warm front striking as the rainy season ended, saturating rivers and weakening hillsides.
- Local aid groups in Poza Rica provided clothing and nearly 200 tamales while soldiers, marines, and civilian teams joined hundreds of volunteers near the Cazones River, which overflowed on Friday.
- Officials will review river maintenance and emergency protocols once the emergency phase ends, while authorities restore dozens of blocked roads and monitor dams at maximum capacity.
- Nearly 200 communities remain cut off in Hidalgo's central mountainous region, helicopters struggle due to constant cloud cover, and residents of Poza Rica fear infection amid garbage, mud, and an uncollected corpse.
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A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation (World)
The stench of decay spread for several miles around Poza Rica on Wednesday, one of the areas hardest hit by last week's torrential rains that flooded central and eastern Mexico. In the center of this oil-producing city near the Gulf of Mexico, a lingering cloud of dust hovered over the main avenue w...
The smell of rot spread several kilometers around Poza Rica on Wednesday, one of the localities most affected by the torrential rains that flooded the center and east of Mexico last week. In the center of this oil city of the Gulf of Mexico, a persistent cloud of dust floated on the main avenue where the military work non-stop. Further east, near the River Cazons that overflowed on Friday, several streets still have a meter of water and mud on w…
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A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation
The stench of decay has spread around Poza Rica, one of the areas hardest hit by last week’s torrential rains that flooded central and eastern Mexico.
Editor1 The city full of rubble and mud Six days after the disaster, terrible scenes and smell of death dominate the streets; victims accuse abandonment and despair for news from their relatives. Hipólito Moreno Tapia Álamo, Ver.- Six days have passed since the worst flood in the recent history of the region and the city, a tragedy that already overcomes the devastation of the [...] This post The city full of rubble and mud first appeared on La …
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