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REGIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
Los Cabos International (SJD)
San Jose Del Cabo airport remains closed until further notice. Reports still suggest that it will this will be the case until at least September 22, possibly longer, October 14 has been mentioned. As reported, there have been people evacuated out of the area on military aircraft and private jets, but SJD remains closed to public-commercial flights.
Cabo San Lucas Regional
Open to 'special flight operations' and Military
Aid flight and Special Evacuees permission requests: send email to: friendsofoldtown@hotmail.com
La Paz Airport (LPB)
The La Paz airport (El Alto), located 8 miles to the southwest of the Baja's capital, is now open with flights going in and out (with some delays). Airlines operating there today include American Airlines, US Airways, BoA and Amaszonas.
Loreto Airport (LTO)
Loreto airport which serves flights by Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines and Aeromexico to and from Los Angeles is located further north on the east coast of the Baja California Sur peninsula. Loreto's status is that it is open and operational accepting both inbound and outbound flights though when we checked on scheduled arrivals, some flights are showing as 'cancelled'.
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMITTEE MOVES TO STABILIZE BAJA SOUTH
UPDATE! September 20, 2014
FIRST REPORTED September 19:
The National Coordination of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior reports updating the actions taken by the National Emergency Committee, composed of federal agencies and civil society organizations, permanently installed at the National Center for Disaster Prevention, starting from the 14th of September this year.
During the five-day session has coordinated relief efforts for the people of the municipalities of the state of Baja California Sur affected by Hurricane "Odile".
The National Emergency Committee reports updating actions by government agencies and civil society organizations that comprise the committee:
National Emergency Committee at work in Los Cabos
1 Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT)
Airports:
· Airport Cabo San Lucas Regional : Closed for operations.
· Airport San Jose del Cabo: Opera 24:00.
• La Paz airport: Trading 100 percent.
Commercial airlines have standardized their flight operations and to continue to support humanitarian flights.
The access to the airport will continue to do cleaning work.
• Airport Loreto: In normal operation.
Roads:
Federal Highway Network Toll Free is affected 90 percent of the vertical signaling.
• La Paz - San Pedro intersection.
Operating section 100 percent.
Silt and isolated landslides, debris removal and cleaning in the process are presented. It does not affect the circulation.
• 'The Barrels Entronque San Pedro - San José del Cabo.
At km 65, the bridge is Caduaño collapsed under construction detour provisional, tonight is to conclude; it has a tractor, a forming motorcycle and four dump trucks.
From km 103 to 115 (Sierra La Laguna) isolated landslides affecting partial circulation are present, removal jobs are conducted with 45 older machines and 17 dump trucks.
At km 38, the ford The Sacatal (urban area of San Jose del Cabo) presents considerable, affecting same silt partially circulation; working on cleaning that conclude today.
• San Pedro Junction - All Saints-Cabo San Lucas
Without cutting circulation.
At km 35, La Muela bridge (access to La Campana) damage to the bridge access without cutting circulation, repair is considered later.
At km 79, in the town of Elias Calles, cut circulation occurs in the body B by landslide in operation A. body intends to complete the work a temporary filling on Thursday 18 September.
At km 120, 121 landslides over the shoulder which do not affect the flow are presented.
• Cabo San Lucas - San Jose del Cabo
Restored circulation.
At km 36, in Santa Rosa ford (urban area of San Jose del Cabo) presents considerable, affecting same silt partially circulation; working on cleaning that conclude today.
• Tranche Santa Rosalia - Parallel 28 ° (Black Warrior)
Without cutting the circulation
• Tranche Loreto - Santa Rosalia
Without cutting the circulation
Telecommunications:
• Telmex-Telcel.
Red Telmex, reports that it has 100 percent restored its landline service in San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Cd. Constitution, Loreto and Santa Rosalia and recovering substantially cell phone (80 percent) .
• Iusacell.
Band 2G running at 80 percent.
2 Ministry of Economy
• The supply has been affected mainly in three locations: the area Cabos, Loreto and Santa Rosalia, where 19 supermarket stores are closed, in most cases derived from looting and damage to property population and furnishings (total destruction). There is possibility to open five stores (subject to inspection visits will be done with the personnel moves). Improvements and enabling spaces for these five stores are estimated between four and seven days, once the conditions have to rehabilitate spaces.
• The restoration of private supply is subject to the rehabilitation of the spaces, so will be asked to ensure the safety of workers and equipment are mobilized for enabling spaces.
• Involvement of SMEs. There is cash flow problem.
• Support to ensure safety Supercenter - Cabo San Lucas Walmart, to obtain it can be reactivated within 72 hours Store as the only cash registers, ceilings and refrigerators. The other three in the chain, can not be opened.
3 Ministry of Education
• 12 Educational services continue to operate as temporary shelters:
La Paz: The Autonomous University of Baja California Sur with 227 people.
Los Cabos: 11 educational Squads with 1,600 people.
• Today's request "Supports Partial Immediate" APIN, through the South Californian Institute of Physical Educational Infrastructure ISIFE (local executor of school facilities) to the General Secretariat of the Government, information will be presented on September 18, which below will be submitted to the Interior Ministry via Fonden.
• Damage assessment:
La Paz was initiated by civil engineers certified by INIFED (external technical support).
Comondú: the transfer of personnel to initiate damage assessment work was initiated.
Los Cabos: There are still conditions to initiate damage assessment
Mulege: Working with damage assessment will be initiated as soon as the lines of communication open.
State educational structure, to the extent permitted communications, liaise with Principals and corresponding procedures to initiate "Damage report" Supervision.
If conditions permit, classes will resume on Monday, September 22, in the town of La Paz, Comondú, Loreto and Mulege.
4 Department of Social Development
• The community kitchens are supporting with food in some hostels.
• In the dining establishments located in Los Cabos, San Jose, San Lucas, La Paz themselves are getting affected.
• There are already working on lifting brigade shaping the pattern of affected to implement the Temporary Employment Program.
5 Department of National Defence (Ministry of Defence)
• 17 heads, 58 officers and 275 enlisted personnel, conduct surveys and remain on alert in order to apply the DN-III-E PLAN, if necessary.
• Military personnel continues to manage three shelters (two in La Paz and one in Los Cabos), with an effective two heads, nine officers and 48 enlisted personnel, accommodating 468 people, 1,404 hot meals and 50 pantries having provided; also were deactivated three shelters (one in La Paz and two Comondú) because that 445 people returned to their homes).
• belonging to 6 / or military personnel. special forces battalion (Nogales, Son.) as a preventive measure, established two shelters (one in Caborca, Sonora, and 94 other people staying at a place known as the "Y Greek" to 40 km. west of Caborca, They are., with 290 people staying).
• Flights to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Tijuana, Baja California, carrying 992 passengers.
• It is a collection center activated in military athletic field "Mars."
6 Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB)
GENERAL DIRECTION FOR RISK MANAGEMENT (DGGR)
• Issuance of declaration of extraordinary emergency: September 14, 2014.
• Five Towns Emergency declared in La Paz, Los Cabos, Comondú, Loreto and Mulege.
• Inputs sent comprising pantries, blankets, mats, bags, cleaning kits, personal hygiene kits and liters of water: 52,500 pantries; 27,000 blankets; 27,000 mattresses; 30,000 sacks; 6,750 cleaning kits; 27,000 personal hygiene kits and 150,000 liters of water.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PROTECTION
• Missions Liaison and Coordination (ECO) to La Paz and Los Cabos in order to help coordinate the actions of the people by the government agencies of the Republic were sent.
• have been issued 44 bulletins arousal Early Warning System for Tropical Cyclones (SIAT-CT).
7 Department of the Navy (SEMAR)
• You have 1,050 items in the Baja California, La Paz and Los Cabos are engaged three aircraft in the airlift established in coordination with Ministry of Defence; a kitchenette, two logistics ships at sea bridge, an oceanic patrol in search and rescue operations and 23 vehicles.
• The Zapotec vessel left the port of Mazatlan on September 18, carrying 130 tons of groceries (15,800), is estimated to arrive La Paz, on 19 September. Is on track logistics ship Usumacinta to establish maritime bridge between La Paz and Topolobampo.
• 200 pantries and 40 blankets by air in the town of Bahía de los Angeles were given.
• In San Felipe damage assessment runs are performed.
• In Santa Rosalia damage assessment runs are made, they have collected 21 tons of debris.
• In Puerto Cortes were delivered together with the National Coordination of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior, 2,815 pantries, 13.008 liters of bottled water, 50 blankets and 12 bags of clothes in the town of Pescadero.
8 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)
• The Director General of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Interior, received at La Paz, two American consular officials who traveled from Tijuana, to analyze field actions being done to cater to tourists and support the same output. They provided all the support.
• The SRE received a call from Mr. Luis Roberto Ayala, Mexico representative of the organization "International Associa Care", who said there is interest from the association to send an evaluation team to initiate a housing reconstruction program housing and repair, for people, by providing financial resources. He was informed that his offer will be channeled to the National Coordination of Civil Protection.
9 Ministry of Health
• Need for water supply, which must be filled as soon as possible, since the reserve account may be depleted in 24 hrs in the different medical and hospital units., And the necessary measures were taken.
• All hospitals in the municipality of Los Cabos are responsive functional
• Care.
In the units visited in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas have been given medical advice to patients.
• Shelters visited
The revision has four temporary shelters.
Refugio 1.- Technical High Number 14 in the town of San José del Cabo.
The shelter is run by the Institute of Integral Family Development (DIF) and the Ministry of Defence (Ministry of Defence).
Refugio 2 Located in the Lomas de Rosarito, "Pedraza Elementary School" with a capacity of 400 people.
Located in Refugio 3 Zacatal colony, "Rochin Pino Jacinto College." The visit to the shelter which is run by the Institute of Integral Family Development (DIF) was performed.
Refugio 4 Located in the La Playa, "Telesecundaria No, 42 Braulio Maldonado.
10 Ministry of Tourism
• Today September 18 the evacuation of tourists will continue in the hotel zone, at hotels like the Riu Palace and Santa Fe where many tourists were.
• Nine elements of the Tourist Services Corporation Green Angels also cooperate in the evacuation of tourists were incorporated.
FEDERAL AGENCIES
1 National Water Commission (CNA)
• Today, around 12:00, arrived from San José del Cabo drinking water pipes 13 12 10,000 liters and 20,000 liters of.
• Arrives also a generating power plant that support the prison El Cerezo.
• Seven power generators.
Two lower beds.
Two vans.
Eight elements PIAE.
Three water tanks of 5000 liters.
• Moves to the City All Saints and a water treatment plant for both San Bartolo in the Municipality of La Paz.
• Moves to the Municipality of Mulege one HIAB truck with two electric generators for connection to drinking water wells because damaged electricity.
National Weather Service
• Keeps informed all government agencies with timely weather forecasts in relation to monitoring and behavior "Odile" to maintain public warning.
2 Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)
So far the following encumbrances are presented:
• Generation:
An affected unit, Punta Prieta Unit 2 (37.5 MW), already have available.
• Transmission:
Four 230 kV lines affected two restored, two pending reset.
38 lines of 115 kV affected, 11 are restored to 100 percent and 27 pending reset.
Affected Transformers, Substation Substation El Palmar and San José del Cabo, are already available.
• Distribution:
140 circuits affected average voltage 37 restored to 100 percent, no one interruption, 29 and 73 partially remaining.
• Restoration by State:
Baja California Sur, mainly in the municipality of La Paz 33.13 percent.
3 Federal Police
• In the Cities of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are the Commissioner of the Federal Police and the Heads of the Divisions of Federal Forces and Gendarmerie, to restore security in these villages, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence, MARINA and local authorities as well as distribution of supplies (food), in coordination with representatives of various federal agencies concentrated in that state.
• Tourists evacuated by air to Mexico City: 937.
• Tons of transferred inputs: 33.
• Tons of water: 14.5.
4 Attorney General's Office
• The office has installed eight collection centers in Mexico City.
PARASTATAL AGENCIES:
1 Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)
• The Storage and Distribution Terminal (TAR) La Paz, remains unchanged the number of service stations stocked and running:
20 in La Paz
Seven In Los Cabos
• Staff information technology PEMEX busy installing satellite antenna systems and networks to restore data in TAR La Paz.
Notes:
Aeromexico:
• Continue moving passengers
Interjet
• Move personnel will assist in the work of transportation support staff PROFECO.
The Mexican Red Cross is called watchful civil society to help through the accounts:
• On behalf of: Cruz Roja Mexicana IAP
Account Number: 0404040406
Receiving Bank: BBVA Bancomer
Branch: 07692 REF. FLORENCE
Plaza Mexico DF
Interbank Clabe: 012180004040404062
SWIFT: BCMRMXMMPYM
• Bancomer: 0404040406
Interbank Clabe: 012180004040404062.
Directorate-General for Social Communication
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES RECOVERY NEEDS
Ministry of Tourism predicts that the urban and tourist infrastructure of Los Cabos will recover fully from Hurricane Odile within 4 months.
Some who have seen the damage closely have predicted 6 months for a full recovery. Large scale desal plants, power generation and e-grid construction will take at least 2 months more than SECTURE is anticipating for full area recovery.
The federal authorities are preparing to fund large scale recovery programs for local needs, including small business recovery.
ROAD TRAVEL UPDATE
Baja Norte and Baja Sur are under various controls and Martial Law. Curfew is 10 PM in Baja South. Traffic is currently flowing from North to South to Guerrero Negro. Slowly, as streams run out. There is still some water at the vado in Cataviña but it is not enough to cause problems as long as you exercise extreme precaution and drive slowly.
Gasoline is available in El Rosario and with some limited availability in Guerrero Negro. Supplies of fuel there are in great regional demand and expect possible long lines. Delays of as much as several hours are typical, waiting for additional fuel to arrive by truck.
Past Guerrero Negro the road is "open" but with a lot of limitations and potential problems. All staples are gone or in short supply. All ice is gone!
The government has made the road "passable" at several spots around the Guerrero Negro area with some quick regrading work. The road is currently drivable but very rough at times. Make sure your tires are in good shape with a lot of tread and a good spare.
The availability of gasoline south of Guerrero Negro is quite limited with no guarantee you will be able to fill your tank. Where you find a station selling gasoline, expect long lines. Gasoline in Baja South is currently being rationed with priority given to emergency aid and disaster response. A truck pulling in to fill the tanks at a gasoline station where you are waiting may be called off to go deliver somewhere else, without warning.
Baja North and Central Baja suffered a lot of flood damage in locations and most communities will not currently be equipped to handle services such as food, gas and lodging as normal. As many escape from South to North, they are taking all the supplies.
The further south you go, expect more potential problems with road conditions, gasoline availability and communications. There still is very limited information for many areas, especially once you leave Highway 1.
Due to the current breakdown in communications, any accident or road emergency response will be extremely slow or even none.
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*Local fixture and long-time" Friday Radio Net host" and Christmas Story reader Gunther Trebbow was lost in the storm when his boat "Princess" was blown from the Magote anchorage about 2AM. Gunther's health had been failing for the last year or so and after trying to save his holed vessel he was too weak to make it to shore.
*Also announced in La Paz, Paul Witehouse and his companion Simone aboard vessel 'Tabasco II' are all lost and being investigated by the Mexican Navy.
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