“John” claims two more lives in Oaxaca; landslide buries grandfather and grandson

by times news cr

The hurricane “John” takes the lives of two more people in Oaxaca; and landslide swept away a house in Coicoyán de las Flores leaving the victims buried.

After the facts became known, search efforts began with the support of heavy machinery to rescue the people.

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After several hours of work, authorities of this municipality located in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca reported that they managed to locate the bodies in the mud.

The victims were identified as Celso, 55 years old, and Oswaldo, around 12 years old, they were grandfather and grandson.

This municipality, located in the lower Mixteca, bordering Guerrero, as well as those of the Coast and Sierra Sur, was also strongly affected by the intense rains caused by the remnants of Hurricane John in the entity, leaving the community incommunicado.

With these deaths there are four people who have been victims of the passage of Hurricane “John” in Oaxaca, the first two were in the Sierra Sur, in the community of Santiago Amoltepec and the other in San José del Peñasco, belonging to the municipality of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Diaz.

The heavy rainfall has damaged the state’s highway network, with landslides and landslides, especially on the Coast and Sierra Sur; The Barranca Larga-Ventanilla superhighway, recently inaugurated, has been affected by dozens of landslides, which has made vehicular traffic difficult.

A fifth person would have died due to the passage of Hurricane “John” in the town of Llano Nuevo, belonging to Santiago Amoltepec, who was identified as Martha HL, 55 years old; However, the causes of death of this victim are still unknown.

It should be noted that since September 26, Hurricane “John” stopped having effects in the state and is currently located off the coasts of Jalisco and Nayarit; However, the remnants continue to generate rains of variable intensity in most of the state, with occasional heavy showers in the Sierra Sur, Mixteca and Costa regions.

For his part, the Governor of Oaxaca, Salomón Jara Cruz, toured the Callejón de Rómulo police agency, belonging to this municipality, which was the most affected by the rains caused by Hurricane “John.”

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Agent Miguel Ángel Dávila Hernández, who presented a report on the damage caused by the meteor, reported that at least a couple of houses fell apart because they were built with adobe, in others the force of the wind destroyed the sheet roofs. and in some the water was introduced to reach a height of more than one and a half meters.

Likewise, at least a third of the 200 Afro-descendant families lost their household belongings. Likewise, damage to corn, sesame, and chili crops and the loss of livestock are reported.

In terms of communications, Caminos Bienestar (Cabien) will address the damage caused to the dirt road that connects the town with federal highway 200, which suffered severe damage.

EAM

2024-10-01 12:36:06

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