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Severe weather and flooding in Puebla

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2026-09-29 20:41 UTC → 2026-10-07 04:37 UTC · added removed

Severe weather events in Puebla, Mexico, have caused widespread disruption to transportation, infrastructure, and residential areas. Initial reports focused on a severe hailstorm and heavy rains in the Puebla metropolitan area. In Coronango, hail accumulation reached up to 75 centimeters, trapping motorists and requiring the rescue of 38 people. The storm impacted industrial operations, specifically at the Volkswagen plant, and caused electricity outages and drainage failures in local neighborhoods. Subsequent heavy rainfall expanded the impact to the Sierra Norte region, affecting 10 municipalities. This resulted in municipalities including Huitzilan, Hermenegildo Galeana, San Felipe Tepatlán, Tepango de Rodríguez, Ahuacatlán, Camocuautla, Tepetzintla, Zapotitlán de Méndez, Tlatlauquitepec, and Amixtlán. State Secretary of Government Samuel Aguilar Pala reported 18 instances of road damage, including two asphalt collapses collapses, sections requiring reconstruction, and road closures, areas with provisional crossings. Amixtlán has been identified as the most severely impacted area. The weather also damaged In addition to infrastructure damage, eight homes, leading homes were damaged, prompting officials to propose relocating the relocation of affected families. State and federal authorities, including families to safer ground. Governor Alejandro Armenta Mier has visited the National Guard region to oversee machinery interventions. Emergency shelters remain active, with support provided by the Federal Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport, state infrastructure teams, the Defense Forces, have been deployed to manage infrastructure repairs and emergency shelters. the National Guard.

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  1. 2026-10-07 04:37 UTC Severe weather and flooding in Puebla
  2. 2026-09-29 20:41 UTC Severe weather and flooding in Puebla

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