Querétaro declares state of emergency after severe rainfall kills 3

Heavy rains connected Friday and Saturday claimed the lives of 3 radical and caused terrible harm successful the authorities of Querétaro, prompting the politician of the authorities superior to state a authorities of exigency successful 3 municipalities.

Querétaro city, the superior of the concern authorities to the northbound of Mexico City, was deed hardest, with flooding and demolition chiefly impacting the bluish and confederate areas of the metropolis of 2.4 cardinal people. 

Mayor Felipe Fernando Macías said the heaviest rainfall occurred connected Friday night. He said the storm, starting astatine astir 6 p.m., dumped 80 millimeters per quadrate metre overnight, adding that 30 millimeters per quadrate metre is considered dangerous.

Local authorities said much than 2,200 homes were damaged and manufacturing firms were conscionable opening to measure the interaction connected their facilities.

On Friday, the Querétaro Municipal Civil Protection bureau reported the find of 2 bodies, a antheral and a woman, successful the Peñuelas vicinity of the capital. The victims were seemingly swept distant by rushing stormwaters.

On Monday morning, Governor Mauricio Kuri confirmed that authorities had located the assemblage of 19-year-old Matías Gómez, who had been reported missing connected Friday. The Querétaro Municipal Police Force (SSPMQ) was actively participating successful rescue, clean-up and enactment activities into Monday. 

The hardest deed neighborhoods of Querétaro were Menchaca 1, Carrillo Puerto, Lomas de San Pedrito Peñuelas, San Pedrito Peñuelas I, El Sabino and Peñuelas. (Mauricio Kuri/X)

The authorities of exigency — declared connected Saturday — established a curfew, ordered businesses and factories successful affected areas shuttered, restricted nationalist proscription and closed bridges and roads that were damaged by the rainfall and floodwaters. 

Governor Kuri posted updates connected the state’s authoritative X relationship passim the weekend, and residents were urged to enactment informed done authoritative channels and to travel instructions provided by officials.

The national authorities activated an exigency effect arsenic well, sending troops from the 17th Military Zone nether the bid of Brigadier General José Guillermo Lira to the state.

As of Monday, the 3 levels of authorities had dispersed 1,400 cleaning kits, 1,500 exigency nutrient parcels and 18,000 sandbags to antithetic neighborhoods successful the capital.

Rain remains successful the forecast for Querétaro passim Monday and Tuesday. Residents are urged to study flood harm to the pursuing section number: 442 101 5205, enactment 1.

With reports from Reforma, N+, Plano Informativo and El Economista