Heavy rains cause chaos in Mexico City with fallen trees and flooding

Mexico City experienced widespread chaos on Thursday, June 11, due to intense rainfall that led to numerous fallen trees, severe flooding, and at least one reported injury. The heavy downpour affected multiple boroughs across the capital, overwhelming infrastructure and emergency services.

Mauricio Tabe, the mayor of Miguel Hidalgo, reported over 13 incidents involving fallen trees or poles in his borough alone. He personally attended to some of these, including a tree that fell at the intersection of Lope de Vega and Masaryk. Tabe urged residents to report any fallen trees, poles, or severe flooding to the "Operativo Tormenta" (Storm Operation) team for prompt attention.

The Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) confirmed various damages across the city. In the Cuauhtémoc borough, a 16-meter tree uprooted on Paseo de la Reforma damaged two windows of an IMSS building, though no injuries were reported. Another incident in Villa Gustavo A. Madero involved a fallen tree branch, while a 10-meter tree in the same borough fell on parked vehicles, also without reported injuries.

Further damage occurred in Álvaro Obregón, where a 15-meter tree fell without casualties. In Azcapotzalco, a 12-meter tree crashed into the patio of a house, damaging a bathroom and a non-structural room. Emergency services also responded to a fallen 20-meter tree in Villa Gustavo A. Madero that brought down power lines and a pole. The article also mentions paramedics attending to a woman who was injured, though details of her condition and the cause of injury were not fully elaborated in the provided text.

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We are very attentive to all the reports you send us: fallen trees, poles that have fallen, severe flooding, let us know please so our Operativo Tormenta team can go.