Mexico: after the drought, deadly rains in Monterrey

Four people died in torrential rains that abruptly ended a 16-month drought in Monterrey, the industrial capital in northeastern Mexico where authorities had to ration water.

The four victims - two women, a man, a minor - were killed when a torrent swept away the vehicle in which they were traveling, civil protection said in a statement.

“

,” warned New Leon State Governor Samuel Garcia, announcing the suspension of classes in some schools on Monday, September 5.

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At the height of the drought that had dried up two of the three dams feeding Monterrey, Samuel Garcia had promoted "

" (the sending of silver iodide particles into the sky) to accelerate condensation and trigger the rain.