For the third time this year, the rains they hit the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, which left at least four people dead and extensive material damage; Last May and August there were similar rainfall, which caused severe flooding.
According to the State Coordination of Civil Protection regal, the torrential waters swept away a man in the colony Infonavit Valley, whose body ended up under a vehicle; while in that same area, an older adult drowned after being pulled by the flow.
Later it was reported that the body of an elderly person was located who showed signs of having been carried away by the current; The deceased was found on the avenue Lincoln y Gonzalitosin the colony Mitras Center, from Monterrey; Finally, the fourth victim was reported in the municipality of Guadalupe, who died in similar conditions to the other three victims.
The authorities attended more than 120 houses flooded, at least 230 vehicles dragged, nine fallen trees, 25 short circuits and four breaks in electrical cables in different parts of the state.
THE RAINS WILL CONTINUE
The National Water Commission predicted that more rain will come for the Mexican northeast, where it is located Nuevo Leon; In addition, he pointed out the possibility of hail and strong gusts of wind.
In the face of the emergency, the governor of the entity, Samuel García Sepúlvedaonly posted on his X account: “Attention NL, it is predicted that it may continue to rain throughout the city in the coming days. “We must be attentive to the statements from @PC_NuevoLeon and take extreme precautions.”
For its part, Civil defense state reported that the most affected municipalities were Monterrey, Guadalupe, San Nicolás, Apodaca, Juárez and Cadereyta; One of the critical points was the intersection of Avenida Leones and Rangel Frías, in the state capital, where several cars were stranded.
Another point with severe damage was Gonzalitos Avenue and its intersection with Leones and with Ruiz Cortines, in which the puddles exceeded the curb of the street.
In Guadeloupe, dozens of vehicles were swept away by the current. “The team of the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Urban Development is already in action, assessing the damage caused by last night’s rains.
In the Mirador de la Silla neighborhood, a sinkhole was formed by the strong flow of water, and we have already started repairing it!”, the municipality published on its social networks.
Prey are at your disposal maximum capacity level
The dams of Nuevo Leon They are at maximum capacity, La Boca reports 103.4 percent of its capacity; that is, a storage of 38.65 million cubic meters of water.
While Cerro Prieto It is at 111.98 percent, which represents 335.93 million cubic meters of accumulation.
While The Knife It is 97.96 percent full; that is, 1100.23 million cubic meters of water.
Cierro Prieto opened its floodgates last Friday to increase its extraction and thus lower its levels in a controlled manner. While La Boca and El Cuchillo have been unloaded since September 4.