Authorities reported that the water coming from a drain was managed to be drained after a while.
On Friday, Sept. 17th, a strong hailstorm covered the streets of Mexico City with ice, for this reason, the extreme weather conditions caused floodings at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).
Videos on social networks captured the moment when water came out ‘gushing’ from the sewer of one of the terminals that are inside the airport, in the footage, it is also possible to appreciate how a stream of water, caused a man who passed by the place, fall victim to the current and end up on the floor.
¡SE DIO UN SEÑOR MADRAZO! ⚠ Luego de la lluvia acompañada de granizo que provocó una inundación en el Aeropuerto Internacional de la CDMX hoy, autoridades informaron que se logró desazolvar el agua proveniente de una coladera 📲 Nuestro grupo de Telegram https://t.co/ngoeu4nm29 pic.twitter.com/HcMo2Wl3Ed
— El Gráfico (@elgmx) September 18, 2021
Around 6:00 p.m. on Friday, an intense rain with hail fell in various municipalities of Mexico City, for which the yellow alert was activated by the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection.
Through social networks, Internet users managed to capture the rain and hail falling hard on the streets.
Intensas lluvias con granizo se registraron esta tarde en la CDMX. Ocasionaron que se inundara parte de la zona de acceso de pasajeros al Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez #EnPunto con @JLANoticias pic.twitter.com/BscvTAUWoj
— Noticieros Televisa (@NTelevisa_com) September 18, 2021
Source: Noticieros Televisa