La Paz keeps 2026 Hurricane Operation active with 46 wells and 8 tankers amid rain
The city reports 50 to 75 mm forecast and 30.6 mm recorded, with no major damage; OOMSAPAS guarantees the water supply.
The La Paz City Council is keeping its 2026 Hurricane Operation active ahead of a statewide rain forecast, with estimated accumulations of between 50 and 75 millimeters for the city. As of the reported cutoff, 30.6 millimeters of rain had fallen with no major damage or loss of life.
Acting Mayor Amor Fenech Montaño stressed the importance of direct communication with residents. "For us it is very important to maintain constant and accurate communication with the public," she said, urging people to "consult and share only information from official channels."
The local director of Conagua in Baja California Sur, Julio César Villarreal Trasviña, spelled out how long the weather would last: "We remind the public that today, tomorrow, Friday and probably Saturday there will be rain throughout the state." Monitoring is coordinated between the federal agency and the municipality.
On the services front, the OOMSAPAS utility is running 46 active wells and has four vactor units for desilting and eight tanker trucks for water distribution, to sustain supply despite the power failures that often accompany storms. These resources matter because outages during rain are the main cause of low pressure and shortages in the neighborhoods.
For La Paz residents, the practical guidance is to store drinking water in clean containers in case of interruptions, report flooding and blocked drains through municipal channels, and avoid dumping trash or rubble into the arroyos, since silt reduces their capacity and causes overflows. The operation will stay active as long as the rain forecast persists over the southern part of the state.
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