At Least 28 Dead as Torrential Rains Trigger Deadly Floods Across Mexico
By Kamal Yalwa TrendBrio News DeskPublished: October 11, 2025 Severe flooding and landslides caused by days of torrential rain have killed at least 28 people across Mexico, with dozens more missing, according to local authorities. The tropical storms have wreaked havoc nationwide, damaging homes, hospitals, and schools, while cutting power to hundreds of thousands of residents. The rains are expected to continue through Sunday as Tropical Storm Raymond hovers off the country’s Pacific coast. Widespread Devastation Civil defence officials reported heavy rainfall in 31 of Mexico’s 32 states, with the worst damage in Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz, Queretaro, and San Luis Potosi. In Hidalgo, 16 people were confirmed dead as overflowing rivers and landslides destroyed homes and roads. More than 1,000 houses, 59 hospitals, and 308 schools were damaged, said state Interior Secretary Guillermo Olivares Reyna. In neighbouring Puebla, at least nine deaths and 13 missing persons were reported. Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes said some 80,000 residents were affected, and a gas pipeline was ruptured by a landslide. The Gulf state of Veracruz reported two deaths, including a police officer, and about 5,000 homes damaged. Nearly 900 people were evacuated to temporary shelters by the navy. Elsewhere, in Queretaro, a child was killed in a landslide, while flooding in San Luis Potosi damaged large sections of key highways. National Emergency Response Authorities say more than 8,700 military personnel have been deployed nationwide to assist in rescue, evacuation, and cleanup efforts. “We are working to support affected families, reopen roads, and restore electricity,” said President Claudia Sheinbaum, after an emergency meeting with local officials. She shared photos of responders wading through flooded streets to deliver food and medical supplies. The Secretariat of the Navy confirmed it had deployed 300 personnel, 18 vessels, six helicopters, and three water purification plants to aid operations in Puebla, Veracruz, and San Luis Potosi. Tropical Storm Raymond Intensifies The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Raymond—the third system to form in the eastern Pacific this week—is bringing more heavy rainfall and could make landfall by Sunday. It follows Tropical Storm Priscilla and Post-Tropical Cyclone Octave, which earlier dumped record rainfall across western Mexico. Meteorologists warn that the La Niña climate pattern has returned, likely intensifying rainfall and storm activity across the region in the coming months.
