The collapse of trees and poles and flooding in various parts of the state capital left damage to the city and power outages. There are no reports of injured people
In the midst of the alerts for the heat that hits much of the Mexican territory, the unusual scenes of the streets covered in white in Puebla have caused alert and surprise after heavy rain and intense hail fell on the metropolitan area of the capital. Central streets with ice up to half a meter high; Giant trees collapsed on houses, rivers of water and completely white roofs of a good part of the city are the landscape that this Friday covered the city -located about 133 kilometers from Mexico City-, where, in addition, power outages and some minor property damage.
In videos that have been shared on social networks, the residents of Puebla appear cleaning extensive layers of ice with shovels that even cover some parked cars, while a river of water passes to the side. Some people he films complain about the feeling of cold and are amazed by the magnitude of the disaster. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) highlighted that a low pressure channel extended over the north and center of Mexico, with instability at high levels of the atmosphere and with the entry of humidity from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, are the origin of the rains in the state of Puebla.
State Civil Protection has reported that heavy rains have occurred in San Salvador el Verde, San Martín Texmelucan and Puebla capital. In the historic center, neighborhoods such as Santiago, Atlixco, and some other neighborhoods in the south have been the most affected. “Only material damage is reported, with no injuries,” they say.
The Government, together with the local Civil Protection coordination, maintains monitoring of the rains in that entity.
Source: elpais
