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Mazatlán Floods Force Evacuations and Trigger Military Aid

Rapid overnight storms swelled drainage channels, closed roads and damaged homes, prompting shelters to open and authorities to begin a damage census, prompting continued alerts for more rain.

Overview

  • Heavy rain that struck overnight into the early hours of Wednesday flooded neighborhoods including Urías, Benito Juárez and the Zona Dorada and caused deep standing water inside many homes.
  • Official and press accounts differ on totals: municipal Protección Civil recorded 37.8 mm in four hours while media reports cited as much as 161 liters per square meter and more than 1 meter of water in parts of ejido Urías.
  • Local reports say roughly 35 homes and 130 people received direct military assistance, while municipal and state officials estimate about 150 families were affected and note the number could rise as the census continues.
  • The Ejército Mexicano activated Plan DN-III-E to carry out rescues, clear fallen trees and posts, desazolve work on drains and restore traffic control, and municipal police closed multiple roads and coastal accesses for safety.
  • Authorities have opened temporary DIF shelters, launched a formal damage census and warned that ongoing rainy forecasts and high waves keep mobility restricted and relief operations underway.