Mexico Floods 2014: Natural Disaster Declared As Nogales, Sonora Take On Water

Floods generated by rainfall that occurred two weeks ago led to a natural disaster zone being declared in several municipalities of Sonora and Veracruz, as well as a state of emergency in two states of Morelos. The Ministry of the Interior (Interior Ministry) declared a natural disaster zone in Nogales, Sonora, for the damages resulting from the presence of severe rain and rain and river flooding on July 7.

A disaster zone was declared for the towns of Angel R. Cabada, Lerdo de Tejada, Saltabarranca and Santiago Tuxtla, Ignacio de la Llave in Veracruz by the occurrence of severe rain and river flooding on the 5th and 6th of July. The agency also published a statement in the Official Gazette declaring an emergency in the municipalities of Tlaltizapán and Yautepec, Morelos, also due to severe flooding caused by rain on June 29th, 2014.

The documents state that the declarations are issued so that these entities have access to the resources and funds from the Disaster and Emergency Response Fund. Two cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Nogales due to the flooding in recent weeks. Unofficial sources report that the rain was about 30 mm, with strong winds and hail, all in a span of about 45 minutes, so the water was stagnant due to blocked sewers.