Hurricane Otis: Mexico reports damage to main roads in Guerrero and Acapulco

The government of Mexico reported this Wednesday damage to the main roads in the state of Warriorin between Chilpancingo It is Acapulcoafter the passage of Hurricane Otiswhich made landfall early in the morning as a Category 5, one of the most powerful cyclones in history.

The damage caused the closure of traffic due to the overflow of a river and falling rocks, which is why a large part of the state’s southern coast remains isolated.

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“O SICT (Secretary of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport) makes a careful appeal to the general public to avoid traffic through the Mexico-Acapulco Highway, Chilpancingo-Acapulco sectionkilometer 360+000 near the stand For salesince there is a total closure of circulation, there is no alternative route“, informed the agency in a bulletin.

The meteorological phenomenon, adds the SICT, caused the overflow of the Papagayo River at kilometer 71+100 of the free federal highway Chilpancingo-Acapulco tolltherefore it was completely closed.

Furthermore, it reported the fall of rocks on Route 95, Chilpancingo-Acapulco highway, at kilometers 56+300 right side, 57+300 left side and 58+100 side, which affected the municipalities of Chilpancingo It is Red Land.

Given the situation, SICT mobilized more than 900 workers, 60 vehicles and more than 200 heavy machines.

The team, he stated, has more than 50 technical engineers, as well as tractors, backhoes, motor modelers, front-end loaders, compactors and dump trucks, to restore “circulation of vehicles as quickly as possible and provide safety to users”.

He Hurricane Otiswhich hit this Wednesday as a Category 5 hurricane off the coast of the state of Warriorit weakened by noon to become a tropical storm, but in its wake it had already left the area incommunicado.

In less than 24 hours, Otis It went from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane, the highest of these natural phenomena, heading towards the coast of Guerrero, where it was reported “I was completely lost“, therefore the damage cannot yet be quantified, according to the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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According to Federal Electricity Commissionthe meteor left more than half a million people without power, in addition to affecting mobile communication.

The president also informed that he sent the heads of Secretary of National Defensein Marinein Security It is Citizen Protectionin Communications and TransportIt’s from National Civil Protection Coordination.

López Obrador acknowledged that there was no possibility of flying due to the weather conditions, which is why he did not confirm his presence in the area.

Source: Elcomercio

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