Acapulco y Chilpancingo, Guerrero add up to more than 90 hours under heavy rain caused by Johnfirst as a tropical storm and now as category 1 hurricanewhich has caused landslides, landslides, floods, trapped people and the death of at least two children.
An infant, approximately six years old, died trapped in the rubble of his house that collapsed due to rainfall in the Ecologist colony, in La Venta.
The first case was a girl, who lost her life on Wednesday afternoon when her home collapsed in The Savannah. There are already eight victims from the passage of John by Guerrero.
LOOKING FOR AN EXIT
Thousands of inhabitants from various neighborhoods in the Diamante area were trying to leave yesterday by swimming or in fishing boats and from the National guard. The CFE He cut off the power supply as a safety measure.
The traditional area was completely flooded, the help of the GN and Army to rescue people trapped in their homes, they report.
Neighbors of the Alborada neighborhood reported that their homes They are completely covered with water, some went out in search of shelter, since the flood reached up to two meters high; Others are protected on the second floor, some on the roofs. The victims lost everything.
Among the reported collapses is the façade of the legendary Las Brisas hotel, which succumbed to the rain.
The Ministry of Communications and Transportation closed the Autopista del Sol, between Chilpancingo and Acapulco, at the collection point La Venta and Palo Blancodue to landslides and flooding.
The meteor damaged two bridges, one in the town of El Veintiuno, in the rural area of the port; The damage originated on the road Mexico-Acapulco, which caused the closure to traffic, and the other was on the highway Diamond Viaduct between the Tres Palos community and the exit to the Diamante area of the city.
Governor Evelyn Salgado Pineda reported that the Fórum Mundo Imperial entertainment center was enabled as a temporary shelter, where they will receive comprehensive care.
In addition, a river overflowed in San Jerome.
CHILPANCINGO, ALSO IN EMERGENCY
It was reported that three temporary shelters were opened, two in Chilpancingo and another in Petaquillas, after three days of intense rains.
As if that were not enough, yesterday a magnitude 4 earthquake shook the port early this Thursday in the midst of the rains; It occurred at 03:08 hours, 41 kilometers northeast of the port.
the river Huacapa, In the capital, it overflowed and the water washed away two vehicular bridges and three houses built on the banks.
History repeats itself in Costa Chica and the mountain region
While the emergency is being attended to Acapulco, inhabitants of the Costa Chica and the Mountain region of Warriors demand help.
Through social networks, neighbors warn about a collapse of the Tlapa-Marquelia highway, which has left communities isolated.
“Many of us like students we want to return homewe no longer have food, money, and we have no communication with our relatives, the governor only talks about Costa Chica and in the region Mountain “What doesn’t count or doesn’t exist on your list?” wrote one of those affected.
Teachers requested support from the authorities to help them get down from the Mountain, since the roads are obstructed, There is no electricity or telephone.
So far there is talk of four deaths, but the rain and fear continue.
Since midday yesterday, the Balsas River was reported to have overflowed, flooding St. Michael’s Church, Bungalow and Coyuca de Catalán; In addition, the flooding of the Serio reservoir blocked the Coyuca de Catalán-Ajuchitlán del Progreso highway.
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2024-09-30 20:42:02