Heavy Rains and Hail Cause Chaos in Western Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (apro).—The rains and hailstorms recorded on the night of June 1st in Mexico City left more than 10.7 million cubic meters of precipitation, concentrating their greatest effects on the west of the capital, particularly in Cuajimalpa. The area reported person rescues, stranded vehicles, landslides, flooding in homes and businesses, fallen trees and poles, as well as significant accumulation of hail on the streets.
Emergency Services Respond to Numerous Incidents
The Heroic Fire Department reported attending to 36 services related to the precipitation and hail in the demarcation. These included 13 fallen trees, four downed poles, 13 waterlogged areas, three short circuits, three person rescues, and the rescue of one vehicle.
Four action cells, comprising 32 firefighters supported by 10 units, were deployed to address the emergencies. Among the incidents reported was a landslide that caused a tree approximately 15 meters long to fall onto two cars. Emergency personnel rescued one person from a vehicle, who was unharmed.
Firefighters also worked in the Contadero neighborhood, where a landslide caused water to accumulate to a height of approximately three meters inside a home, affecting an area of 250 square meters. Authorities reported no injuries.
The most significant damage from hail accumulation and fallen trees occurred in the Navidad, Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, San José de los Cedros, Abdias García Soto, Contadero, Molino, and Zentlapatl neighborhoods, according to the official report.
Extensive Flooding and Infrastructure Damage
The Ministry of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRyPC) reported addressing a waterlogging incident at Prolongación Juárez Avenue and Callejón de La Vía, in the Lomas de Memetla neighborhood, where water entered four establishments. Additionally, they provided support to remove two vehicles that were stranded at Arteaga y Salazar Avenue, corner with Prolongación Juárez, in the Contadero neighborhood.
While rescue efforts were underway, residents of Cuajimalpa shared videos on social media showing streets covered by a layer of hail, with residents clearing it using buckets, brooms, and squeegees. Other images showed roads completely covered in ice and people walking on the accumulations left by the storm.
Government Activates Emergency Plan
In response to the damage, the Mexico City Government deployed the Tlaloque 2.0 Plan. The Ministry of Comprehensive Water Management (SEGIAGUA) mobilized 105 personnel, including operational staff, engineers, technicians, and drainage crews, supported by 31 pieces of machinery. This included 10 emergency pumping vehicles, 15 hydropneumatic units, three Hercules units, and three pick-up and sedan units.
The department’s brigades carried out work in various parts of Cuajimalpa, including the El Yaqui, Contadero, Lomas de Santa Fe, and San Pedro Cuajimalpa neighborhoods. They also used a Bobcat machine to remove accumulated hail and worked to clear obstructed storm drains at the intersection of Ébano and Jacaranda.
The department reported addressing waterlogging at Technical Secondary School No. 48 in the Ébano neighborhood; deploying pumping equipment under the Echanove bridge to restore circulation; and participating in addressing an overflow reported in the Santa Rita ravine in the Las Galicias neighborhood.
Alerts Issued Across the City
The SGIRyPC implemented a Purple Alert for intense heavy rains and hail in Cuajimalpa. A Red Alert was activated in Álvaro Obregón and Magdalena Contreras, while an Orange Alert was issued for Miguel Hidalgo, Milpa Alta, Tlalpan, and Xochimilco.
According to SEGIAGUA, the most intense rainfall was concentrated in the western part of the city. The Yaqui and La Venta stations, located in Cuajimalpa, recorded accumulated rainfall of 80.25 and 78.25 millimeters, respectively, the highest observed in the capital during 2026.
Additionally, 56 millimeters were recorded in Desierto de los Leones and 43 in Cartero, in the same borough; as well as 43.75 millimeters in Río Magdalena, 38.75 in Monte Alegre, and 30 millimeters in Huayatla, in Magdalena Contreras. In San Bartolo Ameyalco, Álvaro Obregón, the accumulated rainfall was 30.5 millimeters.
The department noted that at the Yaqui station, accumulated precipitation increased from 3 to 80.25 millimeters in one hour, while at La Venta, it rose from 5.25 to 78.25 millimeters in the same period. In total, the accumulated rainfall volume in Mexico City exceeded 10.7 million cubic meters.
As of Tuesday morning, Civil Protection personnel were conducting a census to identify affected homes and properties.
Source: https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2026/6/2/se-registraron-mas-de-10-millones-de-metros-cubicos-de-precipitaciones-al-poniente-de-la-cdmx-376244.html
