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Flooding also washed out a segment of Fed. 40 between Monterrey and Saltillo, Coahuila. [35] In Xalapa, 24 people were left homeless after days of flooding caused three buildings to collapse. [36] As of October 2024, according to AON, damages in Mexico are at USD$140 million. [37]
The floods destroyed bridges and dikes and flooded many cities along the inner reaches of the river, which reached its highest water levels since 1865. As the river overflowed its banks, floods breached the dikes at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, destroying large sections of the town. Other communities in Mexico reported significant flood damage.
Some higher locations in Mexico could see as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain, which could result in mudslides and flash flooding, especially in the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon. Alberto was casting rain showers on both sides of the border, extending up much of the south Texas coast and south to Mexico’s Veracruz state.
The heaviest rainfall from Harold in Mexico occurred in the city of Piedras Negras in Coahuila, with over 4 in (100 mm) falling within a few hours. [54] Street flooding was reported in Nuevo Laredo .
Some parts of Mexico, including Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, were expected to get maximum totals of 20 inches of rain, it said. Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico (Misael Valtierra ...
Mexico's efforts to save 10 miners who became trapped in a flooded coal mine 13 days ago hit another setback as underground water levels have surged higher, officials said on Monday. The miners ...
The Comarca Lagunera or La Comarca de la Laguna ("region of lagoons") is a region of northern Mexico occupying large portions of the states of Durango and Coahuila, with rich soils produced by periodic flooding of the Nazas and Aguanaval rivers.
In Mexico, the storm brought flooding to Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas, [29] with an estimated 14 in (360 mm) of rain falling in Nuevo Leon. [25] Numerous homes in the affected regions were damaged or destroyed, leaving roughly 150 people homeless. [30]