The heavy rains on Tuesday left Veracruz under water, mainly the metropolitan area of Veracruz-Boca del Río, where streets, houses, shops, work centers and schools were flooded.
So far, there are no injuries.
In the north of the city, members of the State Civil Protection Secretariat evacuated a school for children with disabilities.
“During the patrols, a State Civil Protection team responded to a call for help at the Multiple Care Center 61, located in the Astilleros neighborhood, providing support to educational personnel, parents and families so that children with disabilities could be safely evacuated from the school.”
In the city of Veracruz, due to heavy rains, more than 70 mm of water fell in a period of two hours, a greater amount of water than that which fell during Hurricane Stan in 2005, which averaged 20 mm every two hours.
According to the latest report from the agency, there are floods on Allende and Miguel Alemán avenues, on the Veracruz – Xalapa highway.
He said that the water levels have begun to decrease, however, he called on citizens to avoid transiting or walking on flooded roads due to the risk of drains or uncovered manholes.
On social networks, the population shared videos where private cars and public transport can be seen under water.
In the morning, Civil Protection of Veracruz predicted rain and storms for this Tuesday, some locally strong in the state.
Due to this, it urged residents to take extreme caution due to the probability of landslides, collapses and landslides; as well as rising rivers and streams and flooding in low and urban areas.
More water falls than during Hurricane Stan in 2005
The Veracruz City Council highlighted that the heavy rains on Tuesday in the city of Veracruz caused more than 70 mm of water to fall in two hours, a greater amount of water than that which fell during Hurricane Stan in 2005, which averaged 20 mm every two hours.
It indicated that at all times, Civil Protection teams as well as those from operational areas were deployed in all areas to provide support and clean sewers and manholes.
It added that a monitoring of the operation of the Valencia, Lafragua, Washington and Alcocer storm drains was carried out, which effectively drained the water, allowing the levels to drop quickly in their areas of influence.
Source: aristeguinoticias
