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Power fully restored to flood-hit communities, 70,000 homes to receive aid
President Sheinbaum gave special thanks on Friday to the 1,602 workers from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) who have restored power to 100% of the affected communities.
Pemex pipeline spills into Veracruz’s Pantepec River, complicating flood cleanup
It’s unclear when the pipeline first ruptured, but residents say they began noticing signs of a spill last weekend.
Veracruz restaurant swept to sea during flood comes ashore 570 km...
After breaking from the city’s seawall on Oct. 10, the Tuxpan restaurant El Atracadero (The Dock) floated past the city of Heroica Veracruz and the popular tourist destination of Boca del Río before beaching near Coatzacoalcos on Friday.
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A week after Mexico’s floods, the death toll is at 72 and dozens remain...
Mudslides and damaged bridges have left several regions isolated, particularly in the states of Hidalgo and Veracruz, with 127 towns still virtually inaccessible.
Here’s how you can help victims of flooding in central Mexico
The recent heavy rains in central Mexico left countless victims homeless and in need of supplies. Collection centers have been set up to receive donations of food, clothing and medicine.
Flooding death toll reaches 64, Veracruz most affected with 29 dead, 18 missing
Various rivers burst their banks and landslides occurred in Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí and Querétaro as a result of the torrential rain associated with Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond last week.
Members of the army kill 6 civilians in Tamaulipas in apparent error
According to the Ministry of National Defense, military personnel were traveling in three vehicles on the Ciudad Mante-Tampico highway when a white truck "attempted to ram" one of the army vehicles.
Slim invests US $2B in Veracruz oil field to help nudge Pemex to self-sufficiency
Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso will drill up to 32 onshore wells in the Ixachi field of the Gulf of Mexico over the next three years for Mexico’s state-owned oil and gas firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
Veracruz legislator proposes launching coffee into space to spread its aroma
The idea prompted opposition lawmakers to lament that "unserious" proposals are detracting from the need to incentivize local coffee production.
Mexico’s Olmeca refinery awarded 3rd place at the International Project Excellence Awards
The Netherlands-based award, in a competition of 150 megaprojects, honored the Tabasco refinery for its planning, technological innovation and execution.
Former PAN lawmaker seeks impeachment of Morena senator over alleged cartel ties
The document accuses the Morena senator of having allowed criminal networks to operate in Tabasco when he was governor of the Gulf coast state between 2019 and 2021.
Veracruz residents protest port expansion threatening Gulf’s coral reefs
The group of protesters objects to the construction of a 3,000-meter breakwater on the La Gallega reef and seeks to increase visibility of the endangered Veracruz Reef System.
Former Tabasco security minister arrested in Paraguay on organized crime charges
Hernán Bermúdez, Tabasco security minister during the governorships of Adán Augusto López Hernández (2019-2021) and Carlos Manuel Merino Campos (2021-2024), had been on the run since January.
