Nearly 40 Dead After Torrential Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides in Mexico

Authorites associated rains to Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond.

An employee of the Federal Electricity Commission clears a section of the Tulancingo-Tenango road blocked by mud, rocks, and fallen trees following heavy rains in Hidalgo state, Mexico, on Oct. 11, 2025. The death toll from heavy rains in Mexico rose to 37 on Saturday after nine more fatalities were confirmed, the Mexican government reported. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images

At least 37 people were confirmed dead in Mexico on Oct. 11 after heavy rains from remnants of Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond triggered landslides and flooding across central and southeastern Mexico.

According to Mexico’s National Coordination of Civil Protection, heavy rains killed 22 people in the state of Hidalgo, at least nine people in the state of Puebla, and five deaths in the state of Veracruz. In the state of Queretaro, a child died after being caught in a landslide.