Torrential rains from Tropical Wave 7 flood Bacalar and Chetumal, prompting emergency response from the Navy and Army. Several towns remain isolated in southern Quintana Roo.

Torrential rains caused by Tropical Wave Number 7 have flooded multiple communities in southern Quintana Roo, prompting a joint emergency response from Mexico’s Navy and Army. Authorities activated their disaster response plans after several towns in the municipalities of Bacalar and Othón P. Blanco, home to the state capital Chetumal, were inundated due to the rising waters of the Hondo River and its tributaries.