Mexico City CNN —Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, state and federal authorities said this week.
So far, authorities say they have captured and relocated around 200 of the big reptiles since Alberto pelted the region with rain in June.
Beryl brushed the same area before making landfall in south Texas earlier this week.
Authorities said the heavy rains raised water levels in coastal lagoons, leading the animals to crawl into cities like Tampico and the nearby cities of Ciudad Madero and Altamira, where at least 165 crocodiles have been captured and relocated.
Firefighters with captured crocodiles after the El Carpintero lagoon overflowed.
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