Heavy rains cause floods in eastern Mexico State; roads collapse

Heavy rains since Sunday afternoon have triggered significant flooding across municipalities in the eastern Mexico State, inundating key roads and secondary streets. The deluge has severely hampered vehicular traffic, causing considerable inconvenience to drivers.

In Ecatepec, a 300-meter stretch of Avenida Nacional, bordering Tecámac, became submerged, leading to traffic jams. Local government personnel are actively working to clear debris from drainage networks that have become blocked by accumulated garbage, exacerbated by the strong water currents.

The flooding has also disrupted services on lines 1, 2, and 4 of the Mexibús, as water has accumulated on the dedicated lanes, affecting commuters. Residents in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of Chalco have resorted to wearing boots to navigate streets covered in water, with some placing sandbags at their doorways to prevent water from entering their homes and damaging belongings.

Residents are criticizing local authorities for allegedly neglecting pre-emptive maintenance, which they believe would have prevented the widespread flooding. Similar disruptions have been reported in primary and secondary roads in Los Reyes, Chimalhuacán, Ixtapaluca, Valle de Chalco, and in communities near the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanoes.