Due to damage caused by the heavy rains caused by the Depression “Nadine” and the cold front number 4, The government of Tabasco asked the federation to declare emergency in the municipalities of Tacotalpa, Teapa and Jalapa.
In a press conference, Governor Javier May Rodríguez reported that he notified President Claudia Sheinbaum about the situation in the state, requesting her support to help affected families, especially in the replacement of assets.
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“We have also requested Federal Civil Protection, in the morning we spoke with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, she is aware, she is attentive to what is happening in our State and also with the general director of Civil Protection, “We made the request to declare an emergency for these municipalities and they are responding so that all support is activated and federal resources arrive.”he explained.
Meanwhile, he said, the three levels of government collaborate in cleaning actions and diagnosing damage to infrastructure to later carry out a census of affected homes.
In accordance with the Civil Protection Institute of the State of Tabasco, During the contingency it was necessary to evacuate approximately 250 people from the three affected municipalitiesfor which nine temporary shelters were set up.
For its part, the Thirtieth Military Zone reported that they have 298 elements deployed, as well as the use of 19 land vehicles and 4 small boats, as part of Plan DN-III-E.
In turn, the Ninth Naval Region reported that they deployed 58 elements, of which 11 are trained in rescue and recovery; 7 vehicles, four small boats, a drone and support tools were also used.
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The director of the National Water Commission (Conagua), Luis Antonio Cabrera, He highlighted that the extraction of the Peñitas dam will remain at 950 m3/s until noon on Monday and by Wednesday it would be returning to 460 m3/s, which is the usual operation.
“According to the update of the rain forecast in the Tabasco entity, the impact of the predicted rainfall decreases,” said Cabrera, before the General Coordinator of the Civil Protection Institute of the State of Tabasco (IPCET), Armando Pulido Pardo.
For its part, the Water and Sanitation System (SAS) of the municipality of Centro, reported that four water treatment plants are out of serviceaffecting the supply of the entire state capital.
According to the agency, the affected plants are Villahermosa, Gaviotas, Dos Montes and Pueblo Nuevo, pointing out that the suspension is due to the high levels of turbidity in the rivers, a product of recent heavy rains.
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