[4] Tabasco is a state prone to major flooding, since around the 60% of the territory is flat and therefore vulnerable to overflowing of nearby rivers.

[6][7] Previously, in July 2020, the tropical storm Cristobal caused flooding in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan.

The first major floods occurred in the states of Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo in early October, due to three consecutive cyclones, Tropical Storm Gamma and the hurricane Delta and Zeta.

The Tabasco governor Adán Augusto López Hernández accused the CFE which is in charge of carrying out the releases of the Peñitas Dam.

Tabasco is the state most affected by the floods, people have had to travel in boats, acts of looting have been observed.