This Tuesday, the temporary passage was enabled in the two roadblocks registered in the town of El Pénjamo, municipality of Coyuca de Benítez, resuming communication on the federal highway Acapulco-Zihuatanejo, at least provisionally. Since Monday, heavy machinery began repair work in the affected area, forming a temporary passage with earth for both vehicles and pedestrians. […]
Preparations begin for the “Crocodile Patrol” in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
The “Crocodile Patrol” will soon be launched, an initiative aimed at ensuring the safety of residents and tourists in the presence of crocodiles in areas near bodies of water in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. The objective is to ensure harmonious coexistence with the species, avoiding accidents and attacks. The municipal president, Liz Tapia Castro, highlighted that she worked […]
Victims block Acapulco-Zihuatanejo highway; demand support
A group of residents of the communities of Los Arenales and Hacienda de Cabañas, in the municipality of San Jerónimo, blocked the federal highway Acapulco-Zihuatanejo, near the town of Santa Rosa, as a pressure measure to demand government support after the damage caused by tropical storm “John.” The blockade, which lasted approximately one hour, intermittently […]
Road is restored, there is now a passage from Zihuatanejo to Tecpan
The mayor of Tecpan, Yasir Deloya, reported that the federal highway Acapulco-Zihuatanejo was restored at the El Cuajilote bridge that collapsed last Thursday, however, he detailed that the road closure in Coyuca de Benítez is still ongoing. On his Facebook account, Deloya reported that, from Tecpan to Zihuatanejo “there is passage” and vice versa, however, […]
4.3 magnitude earthquake with epicenter in Zihuatanejo
The inhabitants of the city of Zihuatanejo experienced an earthquake that reached 4.3 magnitude and had a depth of 43.3 kilometers. Preliminary information from the National Seismological Service (SSN) indicates that the earthquake occurred on September 28 at 0:16 central time (6:16 UTC), with an epicenter 22 km north of the city in the state […]
Acapulco-Zihuatanejo highway collapses, now in Coyuca de Benítez
The mayor of Coyuca de Benítez, Ossiel Pacheco Salas, reported on a road closure resulting from the rising water from John’s rains; it is located in the community of Los Cimientos, Pénjamo. The road collapse was reported on Friday morning, which was specifically located at the height of the “Los Manantiales” Motel. Pacheco Salas reported […]
This is how the force of the cyclone was felt in Oaxaca and Guerrero
Hurricane John, classified as Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, made landfall on Monday night in the state of Guerrero, specifically near Marquelia, at 9:15 p.m. (Central Mexico time). With maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching up to 220 km/h, the meteorological phenomenon has unleashed its fury on the southern […]
Tropical storm ‘John’ will ‘stall’ in Guerrero: This will be its strange trajectory in the next 48 hours
‘John’ was downgraded to a tropical storm on Tuesday, September 24, after making landfall on Monday as a Category 3 hurricane in Guerrero, where it remains, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported. “‘John’ remains on land over Guerrero as a tropical storm,” the SMN warned, adding that it will cause intense to extraordinary rains, strong […]
John leaves landslides and fallen branches in Zihuatanejo
The rains caused by Hurricane John continue in this municipality. The director of Civil Protection, Jorge Cervantes, reported that there is a probability that the now tropical storm will strengthen. Regarding the damage, the fall of branches and slight landslides were recorded on the Zihuatanejo-Lázaro Cárdenas highway and on the Pantla bypass, which were attended […]
Guerrero migrants reward the mayor of Taxco in Chicago
The municipal president of Tetipac, Bárbara Mercado Arce and the mayor of Taxco, Mario Figueroa Mundo received the Sentimiento Migrante award that has been given for 21 years by the Clubes Unidos Guerrerenses del Medio Oeste, for “their human quality and solidarity with migrant communities.” The Sentimiento Migrante award seeks to recognize the activity of […]