Civil Protection keeps watch as rain persists in Los Cabos; do not cross arroyos

Los Cabos Civil Protection is maintaining permanent surveillance as conditions for rain persist across the municipality over the coming hours, with possible wind gusts and higher surf along the coast. The pattern is driven by Mexican monsoon moisture flowing in from the Gulf of California.

"Favorable conditions for rain continue across the municipality over the coming hours," said Francisco Cota Márquez, municipal director of Civil Protection, urging residents not to let their guard down during breaks in the rain.

The agency recommended not crossing arroyos (dry streambeds) on foot or by vehicle, since runoff can rise quickly; respecting beach restrictions and staying out of the water when surf is dangerous; and getting information only from official channels. In an emergency, the single number is 911.

As part of its response, the municipal government stepped up the cleaning and clearing of arroyos after the rains, a key step so channels do not overflow into populated areas when rain returns. The region's arroyos stay dry most of the year, which leads people to underestimate the force of water that rushes down from the mountains within minutes.

The state is in the most sensitive stretch of its cyclone season, which in Baja California Sur runs from June to November. Tropical Storm Iselle, which formed in the Pacific on Aug. 23, tracked out to sea and is pulling away from the peninsula as remnants more than 1,600 kilometers offshore, posing no direct threat; the current risk comes from monsoon moisture, not the system.

Elsewhere in the state, the La Paz city government activated its Hurricane Operation in response mode after the Aug. 23 rains, with actions in towns such as Todos Santos and San Antonio. Families are advised to keep a plan and a basic kit ready —water, flashlight, documents and medicine— for the rest of the season.