( CNN ) -- Communities in northeastern Mexico found themselves flooded and isolated Tuesday as Mexico 's National Water Commission tried to manage high levels at area reservoirs due to Hurricane Alex . Servando Lopez Moreno , mayor of Miguel Aleman , Mexico , said that the water commission released water from the nearby El Cuchillo reservoir without warning communities near the river , which flooded homes and crops , the state-run Notimex news agency reported . Miguel Aleman is located in the state of Tamaulipas , near the border with Texas . The mayor said his town was not affected directly by Hurricane Alex , but by the lack of coordination between reservoir managers and local officials . He said that the communities of San Antonio de Reyna , Mexico , and Arcabuz , Mexico , faced flooded homes , ruined sorghum crops and disabled work equipment as well as lack of electricity and phone lines , Notimex reported . There were no fatalities in the flooding , the mayor said . He asked for federal and state authorities to intervene to avoid future problems . In the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon , the effects of Alex were more direct . Some 40,000 Nuevo Leon residents were pushed out of their homes because of the storm , authorities said . The state 's ministry of health announced an emergency program that includes psychological attention to those affected , Notimex reported . The head of the health department , Jesus Zacarias Villarreal , said the psychological services were for those people with anxiety , nervousness and depression as a result of the storm . Alex stormed onshore as a Category 2 Hurricane on June 30 , causing at least six deaths in Nuevo Leon .
River rose because of water released from reservoir . Mayor says officials did not give residents ample warning about release . Comment: