The state’s top civil protection official, Ranulfo Marquez, says large sections of the towns of Minatitlan and Hidalgotitlan are under 10 feet (3 meters) of water.
With rain-swollen rivers jumping their banks, residents have been wading through chest-high waters and floating down roads on canoes.
Marquez said Monday that water levels are starting to drop, and Petroleos Mexicanos spokeswoman Georgina Saavedra says five Pemex wells remain closed.
The wells shut down Their closure is not expected to affect prices.