Floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 28 people in Mexico this week and left behind a trail of destruction, local authorities across the country said Friday.

Mexico’s civil defense authorities reported intense rainfall in 31 of 32 states, causing rivers to overflow, flooding entire villages, triggering landslides and collapsing roads and bridges.

The central state of Hidalgo has been among the worst-affected areas, with authorities there reporting at least 16 dead, 1,000 homes damaged and 90 communities inaccessible to rescuers.

Authorities in the neighboring Puebla state said at least nine people have died there, but the toll could still rise as more are missing.

Around 80,000 people have been affected by the extreme weather in Puebla alone, the state government said.

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