Governor Visits Communities Affected by Rain in Bahia de Banderas

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Puerto Vallarta, Jal.- Governor Roberto Sandoval Castañeda took a break from his work tour to Bahia de Banderas to attend to the needs of the communities affected by the atypical rain in the region.

Rains have caused the Ameca River to burst its banks, producing extensive damage to towns such as El Colomo, El Coatante, Jarretaderas and Los Sauces; all of them belonging to Bahia de Banderas’ municipality. The river has affected the agriculture fields, due to the volume of water coming down from Jalisco’s mountain range. 45 families were evacuated. The Rain has also damaged approximately 30 houses and more than two thousand hectares of produces. It has caused flooding in the community of Jarrataderas and in Puntas, Jalisco.

Governor Sandoval instructed authorities that were accompanying him in his work tour to attend the families whose houses were damaged. He said that they had cancelled the work tour so that they could all help. Human resources from DIF Nayarit, Nayarit’s police, Civil Protection and all municipal workers are staying in town to work and help the people affected by the waters.

He asked Civil Protection officials, elements of Nayarit’s Police Department and fire fighters, to pick up the rubbish and start the cleaning process in the places affected. Meanwhile, National Defense Secretary instructed the National Army to deploy all over the affected areas.

“AguaMilpa has not been affected by the rain, the lower areas are the ones, like El Coatante, El Colmo, Los Sauces, where the river inundated the houses. This was not rain, this was a violent down pouring; it came from Jalisco’s highest areas. Now we are evaluating the damages. This was a down pouring, we got a lot of water, but what is more important now, is that no lives were lost.” said the governor.

Later, the state official and Mrs. Lopez Sandoval, thanked the presence of Town President of Bahia de Banderas, Mrs. Ana Lilia Lopez de Sandoval, and that of his wife Monserrat Pena, and of Senator Margarita Flores with whom, in a coordinated manner, t will be working on a survey of all those affected, and the kind of help they need

“People feel protected when they see the presence of government officials, united and working for our people. They know they are not alone. What is even more important is that States government and Federal government are one. For now, there is no other thing for us to do but to rescue people. I am canceling everything in my agenda for today and tomorrow, and I will be here. Perhaps next Thursday we will be able start our work visits again”, he said.

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