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Cuetzalan

My crappy Spanish suggests a group of seven were surprised by rapid flooding caused by intense rain and there has been two fatalities.

From my experience of seven trips to that area, flooding is a big and scary problem so this is a likely outcome
 
Well, according to my mediocre Spanish, what we’ve got is (confirming what Ballad has posted):

La Coordinación de Protección Civil de Puebla confirma la tragedia en Cuetzalan, donde un grupo de turistas fue sorprendido por la crecida de un río subterráneo debido a las intensas lluvias.

The Civil Protection Authorities (?) confirm the tragedy at Cuetzalan, where a group of tourists was surprised by the flood of a subterranean river owing to heavy rain.

Bernabé López Santos, titular de Protección Civil estatal, informó que, tras el hallazgo de los dos cuerpos sin signos vitales, los equipos de emergencia concentran sus esfuerzos en las maniobras técnicas necesarias para extraer los restos del interior de la gruta.

Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han proporcionado detalles sobre la identidad o el género de las víctimas fatales.

Bernabé . . . said that after finding the two dead bodies the rescue teams were concentrating their efforts on the technical manoeuvres needed to get the rest out of the interior of the cave. Up until now the authorities haven’t given details of the identity or nationality of the deceased.
 
If you can manage Spanish:

& From YouTube:
"8 search groups looking for the Pena family ... What began as a tourist visit to the municipality of Cuetzalan, Puebla, ended in tragedy after seven people became trapped inside the Chichicazapa Cave due to heavy rains in the area. According to initial reports, the incident occurred on the afternoon of July 7, 2026. One of the seven people, identified as Agustín 'N', managed to escape and alert the authorities, who immediately launched a search operation."

Local news on FB:
🚨 Segob Puebla reported that the guide who accompanied the Peña family in the Gruta Chichicazapan did not have valid certification. The tour ended with the death of four family members.

3 of them have been washed into the sump 2km into the cave:
 
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Yes, 4 people. How sad. Excellent video. Although to me listening to Mexican Spanish is like listening to American English 😬
 
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