Five municipalities of Quintana Roo They went into orange alert yesterday due to the approach of the tormenta tropical Helene and the danger it represents for the municipalities of Benito Juarez, Isla Mujeres, Lazaro Cardenas, Puerto Morelos y Cozumel.
The State Coordination of Civil Protection In the state reported that the natural phenomenon is increasingly closer to the state’s coasts.
At 9:00 pm yesterday, Helene It was located on the northwest of the Caribbean Sea 160 kilometers east southeast of Cozumel and 195 kilometers southeast of Cancun.
The municipalities of Solidarity, Tulum and Felipe Carrillo Puerto remain on yellow alert for moderate danger; José María Morelos, Bacalar and Othón P. Blanco on green alert for low danger.
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The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported on Tuesday afternoon that Helene could intensify into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 119 to 153 kilometers per hour during the early hours of this Wednesday, very close to the coast of Quintana Roo.
The Governor Mara Lezama Espinoza He called on the population to avoid panic buying due to the possible arrival of the tropical storm on the state’s coasts.
Within the framework of the installation of the permanent session of the Specialized Committee on Hydrometeorological Phenomena from the city council of Benito Juarez, He stressed that the authorities are working to ensure the safety and supply of the population.
With a guaranteed supply of up to 30 daysYes, there is no need to make panic purchases that could affect the economy and the tranquility of the community, he said.
FLIGHTS
In the island of Holbox, Since three o’clock yesterday afternoon, the two shipping companies operating in the area offered free crossings for the voluntary evacuation of the island families, this Tuesday.
As for the restoration of navigationauthorities expect it to be until Thursday.
Cruise activity in Cozumel, It was suspended from yesterday until today, depending on the weather conditions; In Mahahual, activity remained normal yesterday and the two arrivals for this Wednesday were suspended.
STOP THE MAYAN TRAIN
He Virtual Trends suspended its activities since yesterday, in view of the arrival of the cyclone.
The company in charge of the Ministry of National Defense, Sedena announced the suspension of activities through its X account. “We notify users and the general public that, due to the possible effects of tropical storm Helene, the 603 Playa del Carmen races have been suspended. Carmen-Felipe Carrillo Puerto, y 604 Felipe Carrillo Port-Cancun scheduled for today, September 24th.”
This, I continue Sedena In a statement, it is as a preventive measure to guarantee the safety of passengers and service personnel on board, since weather conditions are expected that “could include rain and considerable winds in the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche”.
Helene will generate torrential rains in Yucatan
Yucatan will feel the effects of cyclone Helene, with tropical storm force, starting this Wednesday, which will generate torrential rains mainly in the East of the statealthough its cloud bands are likely to move through the rest of the municipalities; it will be about 400 kilometers from the closest point to Merida, reported the National Water Commission and Municipal Civil Protection.
At the time of this edition’s closing, the naval zone had not declared the closure of ports in Yucatan and the east of the state had gone to yellow alert, the center to green and the west to blue.
The city council of Merida, through the Municipal Coordination of Civil defense, He said it is essential that citizens stay informed and take the necessary precautions in the presence of possible rain.
Juan Palma Solis, of Meteorology Yucatan, explained that Helene It is heading west-northwest at a speed of 19 kilometres per hour.
“It is very likely that, by the early hours of this Wednesday, the center of Helene rocks the north of Quintana Roo, in the area of Cancun, Playa and Cozumel as a tropical storml, but it is not ruled out that the winds could reach hurricane force,” he said. / Guillermo Castillo-24 HOURS YUCATAN
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