Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Authorities in Playa del Carmen implemented Operation Storm in response to rain Wednesday and Thursday. Officials were out clearing the drains of flooded streets due to the passing of cold front 12.
In compliance with the instructions of Mayor Estefanía Mercado, the Secretariat of Civil Protection, Risk Prevention and Firefighters implemented Operation Storm to address the effects of the rains recorded last night and early this Thursday morning
Civil Protection units and the Municipal Public Services Department conducted preventative patrols in various neighborhoods, cleaning grates, drainage wells and sewers, as well as checking water levels in high-risk areas.
During these operations, assistance was provided to a motorist stranded on a flooded roads. The city reported that 30th Avenue at 50th Street North was closed due to severe flooding as a preventative measure to avoid trapping other vehicles.
The Playa del Carmen fire department also helped in support efforts, assisting two people trapped inside a vehicle in the Centro neighborhood. One of them required basic pre-hospital care, but no serious injuries were reported.
Civil Protection Secretary Darwin Covarrubias said they worked to respond as quickly as possible to situations caused by the rain.
“We are maintaining constant monitoring and coordinated actions to respond immediately to any contingency arising from the rains,” Covarrubias stated.
Two days of rain was the result of cold front 12, a low-pressure trough west of the Yucatán Peninsula mixing with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
