Hailstorm Floods East/North CDMX; 40 Rescued From Trapped Business in Iztapalapa

Intense evening rain accompanied by hail struck Mexico City on August 1, prompting an Orange Alert in Cuauhtémoc, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, and Venustiano Carranza as the government activated Operativo Tlaloque 2026 — brigades, pumping equipment, and drainage crews deployed citywide. Firefighters rescued 40 people trapped by rising water inside a business in the CEDA neighborhood, Iztapalapa, evacuating them by truck. The Fire Department logged 38 fallen trees, 30 flooded points, five downed electrical poles, and three short circuits across the capital; Metro Line 3 saw partial station closures from the flooding.