Las rains that have fallen for five consecutive days due to the tormenta tropical John have left serious damage, mainly in the port of Acapulcowhere the main avenues and the Diamond area They are flooded, with water more than a meter high.
Until now the Diamond Zone is under water and incommunicado because Escénica Avenue, which connects that place with the center of the port, is closed for landslidesin addition to the fact that the Las Unidas boulevard continues to be almost completely flooded, while in the tourist area the avenues Miguel Alemán coast, Vicente Guerrero boulevard, the Cayaco-Puerto Marqués intersection are under water.
The problem for the rescue bodies has been to be able to reach people who are trapped in their homes, so the Army made 25 boats available, in addition to service providers supporting the rescue efforts with jet skis and boats.
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The rescue forces have had problems reaching those affected by the floods; The Army has already made 25 boats available. Photo: David Guzmán / EFE
According to the agency AFPIn some neighborhoods, the neighbors they wandered with their belongings on their backs through streets turned into riversalmost a year after the Hurricane Otis will leave a trail of destruction in that same area.
The mayor of AcapulcoAbelina López Hernándezreleased a list of more than 50 people who were rescued of flooded areas until noon this Friday, and indicated that they continue working to rescue more trapped inhabitants and take them to safe havens.
López Hernández acknowledged that the situation at the port is complicated. “We are experiencing a critical, historic situation, but at this moment this circumstance requires a brave, united and, above all, immediate response. And we are dedicated to that. Strength, Acapulco,” he wrote in his social networks.
The economic activity is paralyzed; Almost all shops are closed. The president of the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and TourismAlejandro Martínez Sidney, through his social networks, stated that out of every 100 business only three opened.
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Dozens of people with few belongings tried to leave the affected area. Photo: Francisco Robles / AFP
For its part, the federal Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation reported that “the platform of the Acapulco International Airport It was flooded by the overflowing of the Tres Palos lagoon, a product of the intense rains recorded in the early hours of today, due to the effects of Hurricane John. “The terminal and air operations remain closed.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) noted in a statement that, as safety measurethere are 44,814 users without electricity supply.
“Due to the increase in flooding in the municipality of Acapulco de Juárez and Chilpancingo de los Bravothe authorities of Civil defense “They have requested the CFE to de-energize the infrastructure of various affected regions.”
Yesterday morning, the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that at least five people have died in the John Pass since five days ago along the coast of the South Pacific. However, according to different reports, the figure would be at least 10 people dead, including three minors.
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López Obrador indicated that around 25 thousand troops from the Army and the National guard They were in the area helping the victims and 1,200 people were in emergency shelters.
John hit the South Pacific earlier this week, becoming a Category 3 hurricane before losing strength as it made landfall as a tropical storm last Tuesday. After entering the territory of Guerrero, it went out to sea again and remained stuck in the sea as a category 1 and yesterday it entered land for the second time as a tropical storm on the coast of Michoacán, where it degraded to low pressure.
The National Guard sent a plane to Acapulco Boeing 727 with groceries, water and medical supplies as part of the actions of the Social Assistance Plan in Emergency Cases (Plan GN-A), in support of the inhabitants of Guerrero affected by the floods.
The agency indicated that the GN aircraft may be enabled as an air bridge, in order to carry pantries and medical supplies.
In Chilpancingo, the state capital, there are also affected neighborhoods and a general outage of the electricity and telephone supply, in addition to the fact that in the afternoon the Huacapa Rivercausing damage to two vehicular bridges in the eastern area.
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