72 Dead, 48 Missing After Ruthless Flooding In Mexico

One week following floods sweeping through huge portions of five states in eastern and central Mexico, the nation’s government has confirmed that 72 people have died, while 48 others are missing.

Multiple regions have been left isolated due to mudslides and bridges that have gotten damaged, with the state of Hidalgo getting some of the worst of the devastation. The state is to Mexico City’s northeast. Veracruz, another state, received the most damage. At the time of writing, a total of 127 towns are currently inaccessible, according to Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation Minister Jesús Esteva per Mexico News Daily. (RELATED: Wild Video Shows Bolivia’s Tarija Buried In Hail After Gargantuan Thunderstorm Rolls Through)

Per Esteva, the ministry is evaluating the damage in order to launch rescue and recovery operations. Meanwhile, over 8,000 soldiers are in the impacted areas to seek out the missing, as well as working on debris removal.

A week after the floods, central Mexico still reels from the devastation — in pictures https://t.co/V1uYAVbQXj pic.twitter.com/tlS5bPlYqy

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 16, 2025

Working around the clock, the Defense Ministry tasked 21 helicopters with delivering supplies, including medical, with a lot of them being sent to Hidalgo and Veracruz, the most isolated regions.

According to Esteva, the government is urgently working due to an incoming cold front that will be generating heavy rain, per the weather forecast for the weekend. Fortunately, the expected storms will be to the south of the areas impacted by the flooding.

Hit the hardest by the floods, Veracruz has so far reported 32 deaths and 14 missing, while Hidalgo has the second-highest fatalities at 21. Puebla is the next-highest at 18, per Mexico News Daily.