Families in Los Reyes Ixtacala Recover After Floods; 'We Couldn't Keep Up'

Residents in Los Reyes Ixtacala are engaged in a difficult cleanup following severe flooding that inundated homes with water reaching over a meter deep. The deluge, which began last Thursday, overwhelmed a local pumping station, leading to the crisis. Manuel Ponce, a resident of the Gustavo Baz Housing Unit, described the relentless effort to salvage belongings. "We've been washing and washing since Thursday, all the furniture, the entire downstairs – the living room, dining room, the integral kitchen. The water was rising, we couldn't keep up," he recounted. Ponce indicated that the water reached high up on his walls, ruining furniture, tables, and drawers that were subsequently discarded. The flooding also affected a half-bathroom and a utility area. The government of Tlalnepantla, through Civil Protection, provided sandbags to help residents block water entry, but Ponce is still waiting for his home to be officially assessed for aid. "We were informed that the Welfare area sent a brigade to conduct a census, but they haven't come here yet," he said.

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We've been washing and washing since Thursday, all the furniture, the entire downstairs – the living room, dining room, the integral kitchen. The water was rising, we couldn't keep up.