In brief
Rescue teams in Mexico are urgently looking for at least 38 individuals still unaccounted for following unprecedented flooding that has left at least 47 confirmed dead. The heavy rains, resulting from two tropical storms, have devastated over 150 locations across five states, causing landslides and sweeping away homes. President Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged support to affected areas as communities struggle to recover from the destruction.
Rescue workers in Mexico are searching for at least 38 people who are missing after torrential rains triggered flooding in 150 locations across five states.
At least 47 residents are confirmed dead, according to official figures released late on Sunday.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised help for the affected areas.
The heavy rains, caused by two tropical storms, triggered landslides and caused rivers to overflow, sweeping away entire homes as well as roads and cars.
María Salas, 49, lost five members of her family when their home collapsed in Huauchinango, a town in the mountains in the north of Puebla state. She described her struggle, saying, I can't get my belongings, I can't sleep there. I have nothing. Huauchinango is one of the few towns accessible in the disaster zone.
On Sunday, President Sheinbaum visited a shelter in Huauchinango, assuring residents that officials would assess the damage. Everyone will get help to rebuild their homes, she told them amid the havoc left behind.
Meanwhile, damage assessment continues as an estimated 100 small communities remain cut off due to the flooding, with disrupted power and communication lines complicating rescue operations.
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