Flooding set off by heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 28 people dead and more missing, and has caused landslides, damaged homes and highways, according to local authorities.
Translation: Following the heavy rains, the Secretariat of the Navy (@SEMAR_mx ) deployed 300 personnel in Puebla, Veracruz, and San Luis Potosí.
Mexico has been hit by particularly heavy rains throughout 2025, with a rainfall record set in the capital Mexico City.
Tropical Storm Raymond is currently off the country’s Pacific coast, dumping heavy rains as it moves northward.
It may be too late in the hurricane season to impact tropical weather in the Atlantic, but this La Nina may have other impacts, from heavy rains to drought across the globe.
According to local authorities, flooding in Mexico caused by heavy rainfall has damaged homes and highways, caused landslides, and left at least 28 people dead and more missing.
Rainfall in the impacted regions in the country’s center and southeast caused rivers to overflow and roads to collapse, cutting off power in some municipalities, Laura Velazquez, the national coordinator for civil defense, said on Friday.
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With the worst-hit areas being Veracruz in the east, Queretaro and Hidalgo in the center, and the north-central state of San Luis Potosi, civil defense officials reported heavy rainfall in 31 of 32 states.
State Interior Secretary Guillermo Olivares Reyna said that 16 fatalities have been reported in the central state of Hidalgo, which was one of the most severely affected areas.
Landslides and overflowing rivers have caused damage to 308 schools, 59 hospitals and clinics, and at least 1,000 homes throughout the state.
Nine people lost their lives and thirteen went missing in neighboring Puebla state. About 80,000 people were impacted by the intense rains, and a landslide broke a gas pipeline, according to the state governor.
The governor of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz reported that two people, including a police officer, had died. Nearly 900 people were evacuated to shelters by the navy, and about 5,000 homes were damaged.
Earlier, the child was caught in a landslide and died, according to authorities in the central state of Queretaro.
According to officials, the intense downpour also damaged nearly 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of roads across six states and caused power outages that affected over 320,000 users.
Translation: The Navy Secretariat (@SEMAR_mx) sent 300 personnel to Puebla, Veracruz, and San Luis Potosí after the intense rains. Additionally, 18 ships, six helicopters, three water purification facilities, three airplanes, three mobile kitchens, and 4,000 food baskets were made available for distribution.
Following a meeting with cabinet members and local officials, President Claudia Sheinbaum declared, “We are working to support the population, open roads, and restore electrical services.”. She posted pictures of first responders donning supplies while wading through flooded streets knee-deep.
Over 8,700 military personnel have been deployed by the nation to assist with monitoring, evacuation, and cleanup efforts in the impacted areas.
Throughout 2025, Mexico has experienced exceptionally heavy rainfall, with the capital, Mexico City, setting a new rainfall record.
As it moves north, Tropical Storm Raymond is dumping a lot of rain off the Pacific coast of the country. Until Sunday, it is expected to touch down on Mexican soil. The US National Hurricane Center made the announcement about Raymond at noon on Thursday, marking the third system off the western coast of Mexico this week. It joined post-tropical cyclone Octave and Tropical Storm Priscilla, which were headed toward flooding and heavy rain.
Forecasters have cautioned that the cooling pattern known as La Nina, which can skew weather patterns globally and intensify hurricanes, has returned.
Although it may be too late in the hurricane season to affect tropical weather in the Atlantic, this La Nina could have other effects worldwide, such as drought and heavy rains.
