Mexico City accumulates 16.9 million cubic meters of rain; Magdalena Contreras exceeds 50 mm

Mexico City – Heavy rainfall on the evening of August 7th inundated several areas of Mexico City, accumulating over 16.9 million cubic meters of water by 7 PM. The Magdalena Contreras borough was particularly affected, with its Foro Cultural station recording the highest precipitation at 58.75 millimeters.

Other areas experiencing significant rainfall included San Francisco (44.25 mm), Huayatla (39 mm), and Río Magdalena (38.75 mm) within Magdalena Contreras. In Tlalpan, the Picacho Periférico station measured 52 mm, while Bosque de Tlalpan recorded 38 mm and E.P. Zacatón registered 36.25 mm. Bartolo Ameyalco in Álvaro Obregón reported 36.25 mm.

Brigades from the Secretariat of Integral Water Management (Segiagua) were dispatched to address water accumulation in multiple boroughs, including Álvaro Obregón, Benito Juárez, Coyoacán, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Iztacalco, Tlalpan, and Venustiano Carranza. Pumping, desilting, and continuous monitoring operations were underway.

In Tlalpan, a Hercules pump was deployed to manage flooding under the Periférico and Picacho Ajusco bridge in the Fuentes del Pedregal. Additionally, hydraulic equipment was used for desilting in various locations. Emergency services also responded to a report of a collapsed wall in Lomas de Padierna, where an elderly man was trapped inside his home but was attended to by responders.

The Río Magdalena reached its maximum capacity around 5:50 PM, and the Río San Buenaventura siphon in Xochimilco registered a level of 2.50 meters at 6:30 PM, remaining under constant monitoring.