San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chis. Due to the high risk to their safety due to being “in an unstable hillside area,” 645 people (adults, girls and boys) from the municipality of Siltepec, in the mountains of the state, were “evacuated as a precaution,” reported the Civil Protection Secretariat of Chiapas.
Its head, Luis Manuel García Moreno, explained that in view of the risk, “the permanent relocation” of the 645 residents who live in the San Francisco neighborhood of the municipal capital will be verified.
At the state Security table headed by Governor Rutilio Escandón Cadenas, García Moreno also reported that “in the last 72 hours, attention has been provided to residents of 28 homes that were affected by heavy rains in the municipality of Chilón, due to the overflow of the Tacuba River and the stream in San Pedro Yocnavil.
Through a statement, he indicated that the delivery of humanitarian aid to the affected people continues, consisting of food, shelter and personal hygiene.
He added that in Huehuetán, on the state’s coast, “humanitarian aid consisting of food, shelter and personal hygiene was delivered to 60 families from the Cantón San Luis community and 40 families from the Las Palmas community.”
He said that in the municipality of Frontera Comalapa, “strong winds caused damage to homes in the Paso Hondo and Santa Rita ejido, so sheet metal was provided” to the affected residents.
García Moreno said that “the forecast of rains in the state is maintained, from very strong to intense, in the face of a low pressure zone over the southern Mexican Pacific Ocean, in interaction with tropical wave number 6, the monsoon trough near the coasts of Chiapas and the wide circulation of Tropical Storm Chris.”
He reiterated that “with the objective of fulfilling its mission of protecting life, property and the environment,” prevention and care actions are maintained for the population in the face of the rainy season and tropical cyclones.
He reported that “the hurricane Beryl, a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is under surveillance and has not yet had any impact on our country,” while asking the population to “stay informed through official websites and social networks at X (formerly Twitter) @pcivilchiapas and on Facebook Protección Civil Chiapas. In case of emergency, call 911 for prompt attention.”
Source: jornada
