Watch: Floodwater rages down Mexico streets after Hilary lashes the region
The footage captures the picturesque port town in western Mexico with floodwater surging between buildings.
Floodwater rages down Mexico streets after Hilary lashes the region
Video shot in Santa Rosalia in Baja California Sur shows streets turned into rushing rivers of floodwater from torrential rains brought by Hilary over the weekend. (Courtesy: Yordy Meza / Facebook)
SANTA ROSALIA, Mexico – Video shot in Santa Rosalia in western Mexico shows streets turned into rushing rivers of brown floodwater from torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm Hilary over the weekend.
Recorded by Yordy Meza, the footage captures images of the picturesque port town in the state of Baja California Sur being overtaken by floods.
Streets of Santa Rosalia in western Mexico were turns into river rapids by Hilary.
(Yordy Meza / Facebook / FOX Weather)
One image taken the day after the flood shows the streets of Santa Rosalia covered in mud and debris.
After the flood caused by Hilary in Santa Rosalia in Mexico. August 20, 2023.
(Bill Alvarado / Facebook / FOX Weather)
Rescue and clean-up efforts were underway soon after the storm struck. The images below show local officials and the National Guard of Mexico conducting recovery efforts in Baja California Sur and Baja California to its north.
![Recovery efforts in Baja California Sur after the passage of Hilary.]()
Image 1 of 3Recovery efforts in Baja California Sur after the passage of Hilary. (@GN_MEXICO_ / X)
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Image 2 of 3Recovery efforts in Baja California Sur after the passage of Hilary. (@CNPC_MX / X)
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Image 3 of 3Recovery efforts in Baja California Sur after the passage of Hilary. (@GN_MEXICO_ / X)
Flash flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hilary has been deadly. Floods have claimed the life of one individual, whose family was swept out to sea while crossing a stream in the Baja California Sur state, the Governor of Baja California Sur said.