Merida, Yucatan. /
Joaquín Díaz Mena, governor of Yucatán, announced that the Monday October 7 they will be Classes suspended in 48 municipalities of the stateas well as in the fishing community El Cuyo, near Quintana Roo, due to the passage of the hurricane Milton.
In a message through social networks, Díaz Mena explained that the Risk Management Committee is attentive to the passage of the natural phenomenon that keeps in Green Alert to 69 municipalities and 37 in Blue Alert, which is located 465 kilometers west of the Progreso port.
“We are attentive to the entire state, but especially in the western area where the municipalities of Celestún, Maxcanú, Halachó, Tetiz, Kinchil, Chocholá are located, we ask our friends on the coast to be very attentive to any contingency if they live in the area. flood risk do not hesitate to go to our shelters,” said the governor.
Hurricane ‘Milton’ could intensify to category 2
It is expected that within the next 12 hours, Milton intensifies into a category 2 hurricaneand within the next 24 hours a major hurricane, so it could pass as a category 3 north of Progreso. Monday, October 7 at 6:00 p.m. heading to the United States.
In which municipalities will classes be suspended?
State authorities reported that the classes are suspended in 48 municipalities and a community as a preventive measure against the passage of hurricane: Roof; Cacalchén, Cansahcab, Celestún, Chocholá, Chicxulub Pueblo, Conkal, Dzemul, Dzilam de Bravo, Buctzotz, Dzidzantún, Dzilam González, Dzoncahuich, Halachó, Hunucmá, Ixil, Izamal, Kanasín, Kinchil, Kopomá, Maxcanú, Mérida.
As well as in Mocochá, Motul, Muxupip, Progreso, Río Lagartos, Samahil, Sinanché, San Felipe, Suma, Tahmek, Teya, Tekanto, Temax, Tepakan, Telchac Puerto, Telchac Pueblo, Tekal de Venegas, Tizimín, Tixpehual, Tixkokob, Bokobá , Tetiz, Ucú, Umán, Yaxkukul, Yobaín and the fishing community of the port of El Cuyo.
The Activities could be resumed until Tuesday, October 8, depending on weather conditions.
Meanwhile, elements of the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico began to carry out surveillance tours in all the coastal municipalities of the entity in case of presenting help to the people during the night today or early Monday morning.
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