Nuevo Le.C3.B3n Hurricane Alex (2010)

santa catarina river flooding through monterrey, nuevo león

in nuevo león, fifteen people confirmed have died: 1 bricklayer died after housing unit under construction collapsed on top of him; 2 men , woman died after vehicle rolled on , crashed semi-trailer truck due intense rainfall; 25-year-old swept away swift currents , pinned against fence; elderly man died after wall toppled on him, woman died after large boulder rock slide fell on home, , young man fell onto arroyo topo chico. 8 more bodies found after floodwaters began receding, although 1 believed have been washed away cemetery. twenty people in nuevo león reported missing.

according comisión federal de electricidad, 4,000 customers lost electric power in monterrey metropolitan area, did 61,000 people statewide. 18 wells lost power, leaving 110,000 without water service in municipalities of santa catarina , garcía. heavy flooding occurred along santa catarina river in monterrey, dry river bed flows rio grande, causing reach record flow of 88,000 cu ft/s (2,500 m/s). flooded stream washed away multiple parked vehicles, popular flea market, , sport facilities built within riverside greenway. santa catarina river destroyed 45 kilometres (28 mi) of monterrey s main arterial streets. multiple washouts caused closure of divided highway between monterrey , saltillo, coahuila. in san nicolás de los garza, arroyo topo chico exceeded banks, forcing multiple street closures. explosion , fire occurred on bridge in guadalupe municipality when transformer fell on old gas pipe. no injuries reported due fire. in linares, rainfall alex s remnants caused wing of municipal townhouse, built in 1896, collapse. building listed protected historic building. bridge on pilón river collapsed in montemorelos, rupturing 24-inch oil pipeline in process. however, valves on both ends of pipeline section closed, minimizing leak on river, , leak not expected adversely impact drinking water supplies in el cuchillo dam. hurricane alex affected infrastructure of 1,077 schools in state, 60 of severely damaged , 552 held intermediate damage. nationwide disruption in internet connection , cell phone services caused damage optical fibers, backbone nodes , telephonic central stations in monterrey. additionally, telefónica reported damage network in monterrey , saltillo, causing intermittent unavailability of telecommunication services. preliminary estimates of damage in state rose $10 billion (2010 mxn; $762 million usd); final damage estimates released on august 5 totaled $16.9 billion (2010 mxn; 1.35 billion usd) statewide.