Minor Rains Could Present themselves due to the Remnants of 'Manuel'

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Due to the high humidity that the remnants of Tropical Storm 'Manuel' left in the region, and that are expected to dissipate later on Wednesday, in the following hours minor showers will continue to be recorded that do not represent any risk to the population, reported at a press conference Sergio Ramirez Lopez, head of the Municipal Coordination of Disaster Prevention and Firefighters Department, when making a balance of the conditions prevailing in the area after the presence of this phenomenon, which has resulted in minor rainfall of 70 mm in the area.

He explained that a timely monitoring of the storm is maintained since last weekend with a strong coordination among various municipal, state and federal offices, besides neighboring municipalities, to predict any risk for this city.
Among the actions taken, there is a constant monitoring of rivers and streams of the municipality, confirming that none of them presents a significant increase in its volume and only the Ameca River remains at 80 percent capacity, for which it is watched with the support of the State Disaster Prevention Unit. Minor reports have also been taken care of related to fallen trees and landslides in the southern entrance to the city, which were removed immediately and it was verified that the infrastructure for flood prevention works properly, since none of them showed a level greater than 20 percent of its capacity.
Similarly, he noted that there was another landslide in the colony Campestre Las Cañadas that hit the playground of the new kindergarten of this community, as well as a house that has its foundation exposed in one of its rooms, for which the six people who live there were relocated, and the school activities were suspended, before the risk that the landslide continues due to the softening of the ground.
He added that the City staff provides support to the municipality of Cabo Corrientes in the care of a landslide near the community of Las Juntas and Los Veranos, where "there is personnel already working both in the municipality of Cabo Corrientes and in ours. The circulation is free however the work is still being reviewed in that area."
Finally the official announced that although it is predicted that 'Manuel' is strengthened in the course of this evening, due to its location, it will not generate any damages to the port that is practically on the coast of Sinaloa and Sonora.
Meanwhile the councilwoman Susana Mendoza Carreño, president of the Disaster Prevention Commission, confirmed that since the indication of the first signs of this meteor, the commission under her charge made ​​tours of the colonies considered to be at higher risk, such as Bosques del Progreso where prior to the rainstorm 11 families were relocated and likewise the risk was detected in the kindergarten of Campestre Las Cañadas, which was referred to the Municipal Disaster Prevention Department for its attention.
The first officer of the State Unit of Disaster Prevention and Firefighters, Arturo Garcia, said the the freeway of Las Palmas - Mascota, has only a few bumps that do not impede vehicular traffic; the road from Puerto Vallarta to Melaque is also free for traffic, not so the stretch from Melaque to La Huerta that is isolated for which it is recommended to take the alternate route of Chamela to Villa Purificación in order to reach the towns of La Huerta, El Grullo or Autlán. While those traveling from Melaque to Manzanillo, should take precautions due to the increase of the rivers.

<p[readon1 url="notivallarta.com/2013/09/17/podrian-presentarse-lluvias-menores-por-los-remanentes-de-manuel/"]Source: NotiVallarta Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]