The last balance of floods in central and eastern Mexico increased to 70 deaths, indicated the Government, which mobilized 13 thousand soldiers to help the victims of the torrential rains recorded last week.
In the last 24 hours, in Xochicoatlán, in the central mountainous region of Hidalgo, the troops of the Mexican National Guard delivered food and essential items by helicopter, according to the news agency France-Presse (AFP).
The military carried out several flights Pachuca, capital of Hidalgo, to several isolated areas, including Tianguistengo and Xalacahuantla. The National Guard also removed the injured, who were taken to hospitals in the region.
Last week’s rains isolated 160 communities in central and eastern Mexico, where roads and highways were seriously damaged. The state of Hidalgo, neighboring the Mexican capital, it has the largest number of isolated municipalities (84) due to its mountainous location.
According to the mexican meteorological serviceprecipitation at the end of the rainy season was the result of a tropical depression that entered the Gulf of Mexico and encountered a cold front coming from the north.
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