Locals embrace outside a flooded house in Poza Rica, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after widespread flooding and landslides. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Photos of the aftermath of torrential rain in Mexico
POZA RICA, Mexico (AP) — The death toll from Mexico’s torrential rains increased, as the fallout mounted from widespread flooding and landslides across the country. President Claudia Sheinbaum convened governors from hard-hit states to direct an emergency response plan Sunday and visited Poza Rica, Veracruz state.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Damaged vehicles sit in mud after flooding in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A local holds a rescued cat in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after rain and flooding. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A pickup truck hangs over a fence in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after rain and flooding. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A man who cleaning flooded homes takes a break in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Arturo Huidobro, center, and a worker prepare to remove dead pigs from a farm following heavy rainfall in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Relatives of Gustavo Azuara, who died during a flood, stand outside their damaged house after heavy rainfall in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A woman walks through a damaged bus station after heavy rainfall in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A Marine helps a woman cross a flooded street in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Neighbors gather around a damaged house after heavy rainfall in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)People loot a supermarket damaged by heavy rainfall in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, and Veracruz Gov. Rocío Nahle García survey authorities’ aid distribution in Poza Rica, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after widespread flooding and landslides. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A local cleans a flooded house in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Rescue workers patrol a street in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after widespread flooding. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)Houses sit damaged after flooding in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
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