Natural Hazards Monitoring - 21 October 2026

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Severe weather

Mexico (Update)
On 21 October 2026, the Government of Veracruz reported that the number of municipalities affected by cold front number 2 rose from 45 to 58 of the state’s 212, with Nanchital the most severely flooded. The Governor of Veracruz confirmed 10 deaths in the municipalities of Coatzacoalcos and Las Choapas, in the southern region, while the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC, per its acronym in Spanish) reported four deaths in its federal balance, covering only the Coatzacoalcos incident. Media reporting on 21 October raised the toll to 11, including four minors. The CNPC recorded damage in 57 neighbourhoods and localities and eight temporary shelters attending 317 people, while State Civil Protection reinforced deployments in Agua Dulce, Coatzacoalcos, Villa Allende, Cosoleacaque, Minatitlán and Nanchital, with 330 personnel mobilised from other regions of the state. The reports are available from:  Animal Político and  La Jornada