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The Southeastern Mexico floods of 2020 were a series of floods that began in October 2020 and affected the region Southeast Mexico, especially Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz and other states. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At least 28 people died and more than 368,000 were affected as of November 14. [ 3 ]
The Tula River receives water from the drainage systems of Mexico City and its metropolitan area, [7] particularly through the Central Emitter and Emisor Oriente Tunnel. [8] The basin is the mouth of the rivers El Salto, Roses, Tepeji and Tlautla and the dams Danxhó, on the Tlautla River, and the Taxhimay and Requena, on the Tepeji River, which discharges into the Tula River and whose current ...
The Jalisco flood, locally referred to as the Autlán de Navarro flood, was a devastating inundation that struck the region of Autlán de Navarro in the Mexican state of Jalisco. This flood, which began on September 25, 2023, at approximately 7:20 AM, was a result of heavy and relentless rainfall across Autlán de Navarro and its surrounding areas.
Flash flooding is possible across several Mexico states, especially Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima, as heavy rain pounds the area. Heavy rain may also lead to dangerous mudslides in mountainous terrain.
Tropical Storm Chris was a weak and very short-lived tropical cyclone that brought heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of Mexico in early July 2024. The third named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, [5] Chris developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on June 24.
Flooding in the Tijuana River had been a concern for both the United States and Mexico because it would lead to sewage runoff and would ultimately cause property damage to the surrounding area. In 1944, the United States-Mexico Water Treaty was signed, this dealt with "utilization of waters in the Colorado and Tijuana rivers and of the Rio Grande."
The Catholic Relief Services pledged $100,000 for flood victims in Mexico. [51] Thousands of residents in Mexico donated 500 tons of food, along with water, clothes, and medicine to the Mexican Red Cross. [44] After additional flooding in Tabasco, the Mexican Red Cross sent 254 metric tonnes of food, water, medicine, and clothing to the state. [52]
Feb. 26—Soil and water managers didn't get the $7.7 million they sought from the Legislature to draw matching federal funds to restore an aging flood-control dam that would imperil more than ...