Michoacán reports 64% reservoir capacity and launches interagency command center amid rainy season

Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla announced that the 24 reservoirs in Michoacán hold an average of 63.8 percent of their total storage capacity, with the Francisco J. Múgica dam at full level and several others above 70 percent. State officials said continuous monitoring by civil‑protection agencies and Conagua is underway to limit flood risk.

The governor and national civil‑protection coordinator Laura Velázquez Alzúa also inaugurated an Inter‑Institutional Command Post to coordinate response to the intense rainy season expected to last through November. The centre will oversee real‑time alerts to mobile phones, monitor river levels, and supervise the 38 000 “water pots’’ in avocado‑producing municipalities. Michoacán’s high‑risk zones—11 municipalities prone to cyclones and 92 vulnerable to flooding—are being closely watched.

A separate report from the state civil‑protection agency indicated that, despite widespread rains, there have been no deaths, major property losses or large‑scale evacuations, with only limited water ingress in a few homes and minor vehicle damage.