Los Cabos opens four shelters and activates brigades over rain up to 75 mm this Sunday
The Civil Protection Council approved five preventive measures, enabled shelters in Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, and urged residents not to cross arroyos.
The Los Cabos Civil Protection Council approved five preventive measures and enabled four temporary shelters ahead of a forecast of locally intense rainfall that could reach up to 75 millimeters starting early Sunday. José Manuel Larumbe Pineda, the first council member acting as municipal president, led the session.
The open shelters are, in Cabo San Lucas, the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz primary school in the Las Palmas neighborhood and the Héroes de 1847 primary school in Lomas del Sol. In San José del Cabo, Technical Middle School No. 14 in San José Viejo and CECyTE 04 in Santa Rosa are operating. The municipality set up the emergency line (624) 146-7600 for reports and calls for help.
The five approved measures cover opening those shelters, the preventive staging of 4×4 vehicles for evacuation brigades, permanent patrols and loudspeaker warnings in high-risk zones, continuous monitoring and alerting of the population, and operational brigades on standby to evacuate if needed.
Municipal Civil Protection urged residents to "avoid crossing arroyos, streambeds or flooded areas, as these actions put life at risk." The arroyos of the tourist corridor and the town centers can surge within minutes during brief but intense rain, a recurring hazard in the area during cyclone season.
For those living in the higher neighborhoods of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, the practical advice is not to park vehicles in or near the streambeds, not to let children head toward the arroyos, and to heed the brigades' loudspeaker warnings immediately. If there is dangerous flooding or a person trapped by the current, the right move is to call the municipal emergency line and not attempt the rescue alone.
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The State Civil Protection Council forecasts 75 to 155 millimeters of accumulated rain Saturday through Tuesday and restricts sea access at beaches in both municipalities.
The city reports 50 to 75 mm forecast and 30.6 mm recorded, with no major damage; OOMSAPAS guarantees the water supply.
The State Council expects 5 to 25 millimeters of rain on Saturday, with storm cells up to 100 mm in Comondú, La Paz and Los Cabos, and 2-to-3-meter surf on the Pacific coast from Marie's lingering circulation.
State Civil Protection reports Marie is now about 800 kilometers off the coast; rain will continue Friday in Los Cabos, La Paz, Comondú and Loreto, easing Saturday to 50-75 millimeters.