Two more rivers disappear overnight in Mexico.

The Tliapa and Tlacuapa are two other rivers that dried up overnight in Mexico, following the disappearance of the Atoyac River in late February.

The riverbed dried up after the sinkhole appeared. Illustration: Mysterious Universe.

According to the Herald Tribune, the Tliapa and Tlacuapa rivers flow from the mountains in central Veracruz state, near the cities of Chocaman and Calcahualco, and are approximately 18 km long. They used to flow into the Seco River in the center of Cordoba before sinkholes appeared and nearly drained the rivers.

The first sinkhole opened in the Puente de Piedra area, upstream where the two rivers merge. A second sinkhole appeared a kilometer away and continued to suck in river water. "The current flow of the Tliapa and Tlacuapa rivers has been reduced by half," said Tobias Carrillo Morales, emergency manager in the nearby town of Tomatlan.

Although the two rivers are relatively small, the rapid loss of water overnight became a serious problem for local residents and wildlife. This is the second instance of river drying up in Veracruz in less than two months.

Earlier, on February 28, residents of San Fermin heard a loud explosion and felt the ground shake. The next morning, they discovered the Atoyac River had been swallowed by a 30-meter-long, 20-meter-wide fissure in its riverbed. According to Mexico's National Water Commission, the river resumed flowing after the fissure was filled, but the conditions for other sinkholes to appear had fully materialized.

The Tliapa and Tlacuapa rivers are located about 60 km from the Atoyac River, and the authorities' report did not specify the type of sinkhole or fissure that was draining the river water. "Farmers are very worried about the water shortage because the water flow is still very low," Morales said.

According to VNE