Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The government of Quintana Roo says teams have been deployed to continue with cleaning efforts due to the rain. Governor Mara Lezama reported Tuesday that heavy rain is expect to continue for the entire region with the development of additional systems.
During a state meeting Tuesday, authorities reported on two low-pressure systems responsible for keeping the state wet. In a Chetumal meeting with Coordinación Estatal de Protección Civil, Lezama said “we are strengthening prevention efforts to protect the people of Quintana Roo.
“We are constantly monitoring the actions taken in response to the two low-pressure zones with cyclonic potential. These, along with the monsoon trough and atmospheric instability are maintaining a period of very heavy to intense rainfall in southeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, including Quintana Roo. We are also monitoring Tropical Storm Jerry in the central Atlantic,” she said.
According to Mexico’s National Meteorological Service “a low pressure zone with a probability of cyclonic development located south of the coasts of Chiapas and Oaxaca, a high cyclonic circulation off the coast of Veracruz and a second low pressure zone with a probability of cyclonic development, will move over the Yucatan Peninsula.
“Atmospheric instability and cloudy detachments from the monsoon trough, which will extend very close to the coasts of the South Pacific of Mexico, will maintain a storm of very heavy to intense rains in the east, south and southeast of the national territory, including the Yucatan Peninsula.”
“Very heavy rains with occasional intense rains (75 to 150 mm) are expected for Baja California Sur (south), Sinaloa (center and south), Nayarit (north and center), Oaxaca (north and east), Chiapas, Puebla (east), Veracruz (coast and south), Tabasco, Campeche (east and southwest), Yucatán (south) and Quintana Roo (east, center and south),” they said.
Governor Lezama reported Tuesday afternoon that “in the coming hours, showers with heavy rain are expected, accompanied by lightning and wind gusts of up to 50 km/h in storm areas. In coordination with all levels of government, we continue with preventive actions in all municipalities: cleaning canals and sewers, removing debris, and maintaining storm drains, with an investment of nearly 65 million pesos in modernizing the drainage system to reduce risks from hydrometeorological phenomena.
“We have deployed teams and activated response protocols. Emergency teams are ready to respond to any reports. The rains will continue, so we reiterate our call to the population to take extreme precautions, avoid flood-prone areas, and stay informed through official channels.”
