The moderate, intermittent rains that continued yesterday in the states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz following the passage of Tropical Storm Alberto increased river flows, prompting authorities to move dozens of people to shelters and remain on alert for the possibility of flooding.
They are also assessing damage, including fallen trees, landslides, and property damage from flooding. They are also estimating the improvement in dams following the drought that plagued the first three states for several months.
In Nuevo León, Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda said that with these rains, the water supply in the Monterrey metropolitan area will receive some relief, as the main reservoirs' levels have risen.
According to data from the National Water Commission (Conagua), yesterday the La Boca dam in the municipality of Santiago was at 105.4 percent of its capacity; El Cuchillo in the town of China was at 45.6 percent; and Cerro Prieto in Linares was at 27.3 percent. Before the rainfall brought by the storm, La Boca was at 35.7 percent; El Cuchillo was at 31.44 percent; and Cerro Prieto was at 4.9 percent.
He also announced that the state has a fund of approximately 109 million pesos for repairs and will send the full 2024 budget (only a partial budget had been sent) to Congress on June 24 for approval of the necessary funds.
Meanwhile, Nuevo León Civil Protection reported that between Wednesday and Friday, 1,987 requests for assistance were received, and 120 people were evacuated in various rescue operations using rapid vehicles and helicopters.
