The heavy rain that fell on Friday night in Chetumal caused rainfall of 135.2 millimeters, that left serious floods In 120 of the city’s 147 neighborhoods, 1,564 people evacuated and unquantifiable material damage, announced the Secretary of Government, Cristina Torres.
During the conference of the Flood Operational Meeting, he announced that the atypical phenomenon that affected the capital of Quintana Roo, It started at 6:00 p.m. on Friday until 6:00 a.m. this Saturday.
He specified that yesterday, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., a precipitation of 63.3 mm was reported, that is, in those four hours more than half of the water fell; From 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m., precipitation was 58 millimeters.
The state official said that the rain was torrential, Due to the condition of the soil, it was not able to permeate in different parts of the city and that is why many people were surprised and it caused sewers and collectors to collapse, because it was a very large rainfall.
The military launched the Hydrometeorological Phenomenon operation in Chetumal, given the heavy rains recorded in the last few hours. (Darkroom).
What were the effects of the torrential rains in Chetumal?
He highlighted that citizens began to help others, which helped the different authorities that carried out the evacuations of those 1,564 people and They activated three shelters, currently there are 50 citizens.
Cristina Torres commented that there were citizens who did not want to leave their homes, because they had vehicles under water and they wanted to save them, although they were made to understand that they had minors and elderly adults in their homes, as well as pets, so they agreed.
Fortunately, he said, there was no damage to people and there are currently three shelters activated, which are the CBTIS 253, CBTIS 214 schools and the “Eva Sámano” secondary school.
Floods in Chetumal due to heavy rains. (Darkroom).
What other days will there be heavy rains in Chetumal?
For its part, Conagua announced that not only tropical cyclones bring rain, but also tropical storms and low pressure channels, which is what we will have in the coming days.
“There is a low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico, which has 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, There will be considerable rains, which began yesterday, until the 20th of this month and we ask citizens to remain alert,” highlighted the representative of the agency.
In addition, he said that the formation of three phenomena currently affects the state and that they are an interaction of low pressure, a low pressure zone and a trough, which left rainfall of 160 millimeters in Banco Chinchorro, 137.4 millimeters in Chetumal, and 55 mm. in Isla Mujeres, 38.4 mm in José María Morelos and 22 mm in Cancún.
Conagua staff highlighted that The rains will last until Thursday, June 20; This Saturday, rainfall of 75 to 150 mm is expected for Quintana Roo and winds of 50 to 70 km/h; on Sunday heavy rain of 75 to 150 mm and winds of 50 to 70 km/h; and on Monday from 75 to 150 mm with winds of 50 to 70 km/h.
Currently, Conagua participates with pumps and has removed 810 cubic meters of water for the benefit of 10 thousand inhabitants; and that in the Atlantic Ocean forecast, 20 to 23 tropical cyclones are expected, so it will be an active season.
Furthermore, the surface conditions of the Caribbean Sea are ideal for the formation of tropical cyclones, since there are now temperatures of 1.5 degrees above the annual average and are the ideal conditions for these formations.
In just 24 hours, 200 millimeters of rain per square meter fell on Chetumal. (Darkroom).
The three levels of government participated in the evacuation operations with Sedena, Navy, National Guard, municipal Public Works, Conagua and Citizen Security.
It was said that colonies like Proterritorio and Arboledas, the water still remains stagnant and it reached a height of up to one meter, which affected the interior of homes and many household appliances. No damage was reported in the communities.
