VIDEO | For his fuse! This is what the streets of Puebla looked like after today’s rains

The third heat wave in Mexico It has arrived full of surprises, because in the midst of the high temperatures that have been recorded in the country, this afternoon a heavy rain caused chaos in the city of Puebla.

This Friday afternoon, the city of Puebla was surprised by intense rains and a strong hailstormtriggering floods, tree falls and serious damage to roads, especially in the Santiago neighborhood and Serdán Avenue, in the central and south-west areas.

The water and hail that hit this afternoon caused Several vehicles were swept away by the current and some more were buried under intense layers of ice.as shown in the photographs circulating on social networks.

Civil Protection Alerts

Both the General Coordination of Civil Protection of Puebla and the municipal Civil Protection issued alerts to citizens, warning of the presence of rain, electrical activity, hail and strong winds in regions such as Atlixco, Angelópolis, Valles Centrales and Sierra Negra, as well as the most affected neighborhoods.

Likewise, the municipal president of Puebla, Adán Domínguez Sánchez, announced the activation of the corresponding care protocolsensuring that so far no injuries have been reported and the power outages have been notified to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).

In the following hours, an assessment of the damage caused by the rain is expected to be issued, as Civil Protection has addressed the damage that was recorded this afternoon.

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