Inhabitants of The Bocanamunicipality of Marquelia, Guerrerolived in fear of the strong impact of the hurricane John, which unexpectedly made landfall in the region as a Category 3 hurricane on Monday night.
“We don’t have a kitchen, we don’t have anything, everything was taken, we don’t have anywhere to cook, we haven’t had lunch, we don’t have anywhere to cook because everything was taken, let’s see if they support us with something,” lamented one of the affected neighbors.
In The Bocanaaround 80 houses and 80 palapas of playa were destroyed by the rains and strong gusts of wind of up to 260 kilometres per hour, which caused roofs to fly off.
So far, the death toll is three people – an elderly woman, a mother and her son – due to landslides and collapses, hundreds of fallen trees and destroyed houses, he confirmed. Civil defense of the state.
Residents of the municipalities of the Costa Chica region are completely cut off from communication, without electricity or telephone signal after the impact of the meteor.
One of those affected, Jose Luis Hernandezsaid that he lost all his assets: a restaurant and a gazebo that his father left him; now he does not know how he will recover.
Regarding the victims, The first case was a woman and her son in Tlacoachistlahuaca, who died after a landslide covered their home.
The third person is a woman identified as Rufina N, who died due to another landslide in the community. Montero area, of Malinaltepec, region of The Mountain.
The Governor Evelyn Salgado He said that There was minor damage in the municipality of Marquelia, where the impact occurred John.
THEY ARE LEFT WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
It was reported that the municipalities of Marquelia, Copala, Juchitán, Florencio Villarreal, San Marcos, Tecoanapa, Ayutla de los Libres, Igualapa, Ometepec, San Luis Acatlán, Azoyú, Las Vigas, San Nicolás and Cuajinicuilapa, in the region of the Costa Chica, remained without electricity y telephony, for which reason they asked the state administration for support.
The rainfall also caused the river to overflow. Amojileca River, in Chilpancingo. Inhabitants They reported that the flooding of the stream prevented them from leaving the area to seek refuge in higher areas.
In the state capital, the rain The city was paralyzed for more than nine hours; it began around 23:00 Monday morning, continued through the night and stopped around 8:00 a.m. yesterday Tuesday; in addition, it left damage on roads that connect to this city, such as the Chilpancingo – Leonardo Bravo.
In Big Cross, in Marquelia, Residents warned of more damage, especially from the fall of roofs and sheets, as well as in Maldonado Point y Ventura Beach.
John left the community incommunicado Yetla, municipality of Coyuca of Benitez, in addition to street flooding and damage to homes in Atoyac.
On social networks, residents of the community John the Great They announced that the roofs of some of their houses were blown away by the winds of the meteor and that they did not know what they were going to do.
At least 85 people who lived in risk areas were moved to temporary shelters, ten of them were housed in the Jorge Campos Sports Unit in Ciudad Renacimiento, and 75 in the San Isidro Labrador parish, in the town of The Savannah, reported the State DIF.
NEW THREAT
A new threat lurks Guerrero due to the formation of a possible new hurricane.
The National Water Commission (Conagua) warned that a low pressure zone with a 50 percent probability of cyclonic development in 48 hours and seven days is being monitored.
In a report dated 18:00 hours, it was reported that the low pressure zone is located 160 kilometers southwest of Acapulco and interacts with the remnants of John.
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2024-09-26 11:02:32