Hurricane Havoc: ‘John’ Brings Destruction and Chaos to Acapulco – See the Devastating Photos
Governor Evelyn Salgado announced that the armed forces were using relief tasks for the population and that they would continue throughout the day as part of the Cyclones and hurricanes that have occurred in the area and affected flooding.
Acapulco, Guerrero, September 26 (ElSur).- Acapulco was today and crazy city for the floodwithout public transport, with the streets turned into rivers, aid organizations to the rescue with difficulty for addicts and long lines to buy products basics in the few open shops.
The International Airport was closed. The Autopisa del Sol also closed circulation between Chilpancingo and Acapulco and the Federal Electricity Commission cut the power supply in several parts of the city, as a precaution. Elements of the National Guard and the Navy were able to gain access to the subdivision of Rinconada del Mar and later to the neighborhood of Luis Donaldo Colosio in the Diamante area, to rescue dozens of people who were trapped in their homes after the floods caused by the last hours of rain.
The Secretary of the Navy (Semar), through the Mexican Navy, activated the Navy Plan in its Relief Phase in that entity, after the passage of Hurricane “John”, with the support of three Mobile Support Brigades using 270 elements, 44 of vehicles and 13 surface units.
This is how the Tecpan de Galeana river is located #Guerrero #John #rain 🌧️🌀 pic.twitter.com/TV831AvO63
— SoyAcapulco (@SoyAcapulco) September 26, 2024
#Aapulcofacing a new disaster
The second attack of the #TropicalTormentaJohn hits hard ⛈️⛈️⛈️, leaving multiple floods and landslides#Guerrero waiting on🔴RED ALERT🔴 pic.twitter.com/YSZIYPfqMv
— Berkan Yılmaz (@Berk04790) September 26, 2024
Deriving from the above, elements of the Mexican Navy provide support to clean streets, remove debris and fallen trees; In addition, personnel from the Acapulco Regional Port Captaincy during a beach trip found two boats stranded at Playa Tlacopanocha and eight sunken cayuco-like boats in the vicinity of Playa Manzanillo.
Videos released by neighbors confirm that the action took place before 11:00 am and includes the arrival of the army in boats to the roofs of the houses, at the bottom of the subdivision of Rinconada del Mar and up to that moment they were submerged in. at least two meters of water.
Children and women were being evacuated and the operation would continue for the rest of the morning and into the afternoon in the rest of the housing units in the area. In other rescues in the city, the force of the water made it difficult for people who, with the help of support groups, tried to reach a safe place.
Floods and landslides have caused the rain that Hurricane John left in Guerrero, the hurricane that has already been downgraded to a tropical storm remains parked off the coast of Guerrero, with remnants that will continue to cause rain. Photo: Carlos Carbajal, Cuartoscuro.
Floods and landslides have caused the rain that Hurricane John left in Guerrero, the hurricane that has already been downgraded to a tropical storm remains parked off the coast of Guerrero, with remnants that will continue to cause rain. Photo: Carlos Carbajal, Cuartoscuro.
Governor Evelyn Salgado announced that the armed forces were using relief efforts for the population and that they would continue throughout the day. In the meantime, it was heard that there was an attempt to open Neto and Oxxo stores in Piedra Roja, but the mob was repelled by members of the Prosecutor’s Office.
The businesses on the El Cayaco-Puerto Marqués highway were closed in the morning. Despite the rain, people have gone out to look for food, but they have found some shops closed, such as Aurrerá and Neto. A few other businesses have opened, such as Oxxo.
Prosecutor’s Office personnel went on trips to avoid looting. In Soriana Súper, the only self-service store that opened this Thursday in Acapulco, customers have to wait up to two hours to enter.
🛑 #Guerrero 🚨 #Childancing 🌀 #HurricaneJohn
It overflows #Huaapa 🌊 at the height of the Bugambilias, Chilpancingo. pic.twitter.com/LDXGDdvICB— César Manuel Jiménez Martínez (@cesarjaminz) September 26, 2024
Without stopping, there are 3 days of intense rain on the coasts of Guerrero resulting from John, now back as a category 1 hurricane.
The regions of Costa Chica, Costa Grande and Acapulco are severely affected. pic.twitter.com/5EzTWSR8xq— lvcm (@valmarin8) September 26, 2024
National Guard personnel control access and only up to two people per family are admitted.
What the residents of the neighborhoods near the Cerrito Rico dam, north of Chilpancingo, feared happened at noon today: the water of the Huaapa River flooded and washed away two vehicle bridges and at least three houses built on its banks.
David, a resident of the neighborhood of San Carlos, said that the authorities of the three levels of Government warned them that they should leave their homes at almost midnight yesterday. “It was too late.”
Acapulco today was a flood-ravaged city, without public transportation, with the streets turned into rivers, rescue teams struggling to save trapped people, and long lines to buy basic products in the few open stores. Photo: Carlos Carbajal, Cuaartoscuro.
Today, Acapulco was a flood-ravaged city, without public transportation, with the streets turned into rivers, rescue teams struggling to save trapped people, and long lines to buy basic products in the few open stores. Photo: Carlos Carbajal, Cuaartoscuro.
In the southern part of the city centre, on Thursday morning the water level of the river, which runs through the capital for nine kilometers from north to south, was already at its highest level and in many places threatened with flooding.
Since noon, the Balsas River, overwhelmed by the rain of Hurricane “John”, overflowed its banks and caused flooding in at least 20 homes in the municipalities of San Miguel Totolapan, Pungarabato and Coyuca de Catalán.
The highway that goes from Coyuca de Catalán to Ajuchitlán del Progreso has been blocked by the flooding of the Sergio River that crosses it.
There is a statement of #CRISIS i #Aapulco Guerrero.
Already 48 hours with this natural phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/qTn6bmLiDr— Oscar Memije (@OscarMemije) September 26, 2024
Back @conagua_climabetween Monday and Wednesday Acapulco accumulated 306.5 mm of #rain for the passage of #John like #Hurricane.
To illustrate, it has rained in three days what it rained in August in CDMX.
Blue #rain The next few days will continue in #Guerrero. pic.twitter.com/LJHOnKCzWM
— SkyAlert Storm (@SkyAlertStorm) September 26, 2024
Also in Amuco the main road is closed by the river that runs from the Sierra and flooded towns like San Juan Chámacua.
Other small rivers in Ajuchitlán, which come down from the Sierra, also cross the highway, so there is no communication between about 14 communities that are on that route.
In Ciudad Altamirano they hope that, due to the growth of the rivers and streams, the Balsas River will grow even more and flood neighborhoods such as Tierra Blanca and La Estación. Authorities said the shelters have already been activated.
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Acapulco Floods: Evacuations Continue in Affected Areas
Evacuations are ongoing in Acapulco, Guerrero, as heavy rainfall caused by Hurricane “John” continues to affect the area.
The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) clinic in Llano Largo is completely flooded on the first level, with workers and patients trapped inside.
According to social media reports, the clinic’s staff and patients are being evacuated and transferred to other clinics by Civil Defense and National Guard personnel.
🛑 🌩️This is how the effect is #HuracanJohn oh #Category3 in #Guerrero. The natural phenomenon presents winds of 195 km / hour. pic.twitter.com/ziCVgrTFSf
— César Manuel Jiménez Martínez (@cesarjaminz) September 24, 2024
The diamond district of Acapulco, Guerrero is impressive.
There were reports of people trapped above their houses who need help 🙏 pic.twitter.com/7GVgetlI5W
— Aishlet Alcocer (@aishletalcocer) September 26, 2024
The general director of the IMSS, Zoé Robledo Aburto, confirmed the situation on his social networks and said that the sick and the staff are already being evacuated and transferred to other clinics.
Likewise, he ensured that the Vicente Guerrero hospital and the other clinics operated normally, despite the weather.