At least 3,000 inhabitants are held incommunicado after Grace’s passage in Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo

Pachuca.- Around three thousand inhabitants of the Laguna del municipality of Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, they are incommunicado due to the damage left Grace the bridge and the highway that connects nine communities in that region and four in Puebla, for which Mayor Erick Mendoza Hernández asked for the support of the federal and state governments.

The passage of Hurricane Grace seriously affected the country roads and highways of the Otomí-Tepehua and Huasteca region of the state, the mayor of Tenango de DoriaIn a tour of the region, he announced the damage caused by the rains, including the fall of the bridge that is between Cerro Chiquito, Santa María and San José Del Valle.

Accompanied by residents, he announced that the ravages of the rains cut off various communities including San José del Valle, Los Planes de Santiago, Barrio San José, San Isidro, San Francisco, La Palizada, El Lindero, Progreso and La Loma de Progreso .

In that place the wind knocked down more than a hundred trees and some also blocked the roads. It was reported that there are around three thousand inhabitants who are isolated, including residents of Puebla who adjoin this area, which also requires a retaining wall to prevent landslides.

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In San Bartolo Tutotepec, the communication routes also suffered serious damage as, according to the municipal authorities, 90 landslides were recorded in various parts of the highway, which has caused the closure of some sections. The Landslides are located at the height of the Chiquito River, Lindero, San Miguel, Cerro Negro, San Mateo, La Flor, Pie del Cerro, Nandho, La Meza, among others.

In the case of the collapse on the San Bartolo Tutotepec – San Mateo highway, it caused the community to cut off the electricity and telephone network.

In Huejutla it was announced that around one in the morning it was necessary to evacuate at least 50 neighbors due to the flood of the river Tehuetlan It reached its critical level, for which the evacuation protocols for the inhabitants of the risk area were applied and they were transferred to the temporary shelter set up in the municipal auditorium.

In addition, it was reported that the installation of six shelters and the monitoring of the area are maintained, since until the morning there was a report of high levels of growth in the rivers, the rescue of two people in street situations, in addition to the fact that white balance was reported.

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