Mexican government distributes cash to families affected by 2025 floods
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The Mexican federal government completed the final stage of a disaster relief program by distributing bank cards to residents of Hidalgo who lost homes in 2025 floods and landslides.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Governor Julio Menchaca oversaw the delivery of 2,259 cards in Pachuca, each containing 400,000 pesos. The government chose to provide direct cash payments rather than building houses because finding suitable land in remote areas proved difficult.
Edna Vega Rangel of the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development explained that the program covers 3,295 families across Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz. Families can use the funds to buy land, materials, or labor to build homes in safe locations. The funds are released in three installments. Families receive the first portion within five days, a second portion after a verification visit in January, and the final 20 percent once construction is nearly finished.
While the distribution took place, protesters blocked some access to the venue to demand action on pollution at the En-dhó dam.
