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Hurricane Roslyn Touches down in Nayarit as Category 3, Three Dead

PULSE NEWS MEXICO After strengthening to a major Category 4 storm off the western coast of Mexico late Saturday, Oct. 22, Hurricane Roslyn made landfall early Sunday, Oct. 23, in the coastal state of Nayarit as a Category 3, according to the National Water Commission (Conagua). Roslyn hit the town of Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, with sustained winds of 240 kilometers per

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Water Cutoffs Affect 12 Municipalities in Mexico City

By MARK LORENZANA On Monday, Aug. 15, 12 municipalities in Mexico City experienced a reduction in the supply of drinking water due to the low water levels in the storage dams of the Cutzamala System aqueduct. Representatives from the Mexico City Water System (Sacmex) explained early Monday that the water pressure in the capital would be decreased from the usual

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AMLO Launches Plan to Provide Water to Drought-Stricken Nuevo León

PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced a plan on Friday, July 29, to provide water to the northern drought-ridden state of Nuevo León over the course of the next 10 years. The plan, which he announced during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace, encompasses a series of measures, including the use of

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Conagua Declares State of Emergency over Mexico’s Continued Drought

By KELIN DILLON On Tuesday, July 12, Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) declared a state of emergency in light of the enduring drought facing Mexico’s northern states, establishing new regulations for water distribution in the affected territories through the emergency’s publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation.  According to Conagua, newly introduced measures to address the drought issue include

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Thieves Steal Water in Nuevo León amid Worsening Drought

By MARK LORENZANA As an extreme drought grips Nuevo León, a state in the northeast region of Mexico — making water increasingly scarce — thieves have resorted to illegally tapping the biggest water reservoir in the state, El Cuchillo Dam. The water crisis in Nuevo León has worsened in the last six months that its state government, headed by Governor Samuel García, has

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Mexico City, Edomex Water Cutoffs Slated for End of Week

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Running water service in parts of both Mexico City and the State of Mexico (Edoméx) will be suspended from the morning of Wednesday, April 27, through the afternoon of Friday, April 29, in order to conduct repairs along the Tláhuac branch of municipal aquaduct, Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) announced Monday, April 25. In

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Mexico City Cuts Water Service in Three Municipalities

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In order to replace a valve in along the Ecatepec Aqueduct that feeds the capital’s water supply, Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) on Thursday, March 24. temporarily suspended fresh water service to three Mexico City municipalities, Venustiano Carranza, Gustavo A. Madero and Azcapotzalco. The repair work began at 8 a.m. and lasted into the

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Flooding Imminent as 75 Mexican Dams Reach Capacity

By KELIN DILLON According to Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua), a total of 75 water dams across the country have reached 100 percent capacity, putting nearby regions at risk of flooding. The 75 dams in question, mainly located in Mexico’s central and southeast, store approximately 20 percent of the nation’s reservoir water supply. Conagua likewise pointed out that 210 of

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