Hurricane Henriette Update 4
I had read in the newspaper that the city water was off because of power outages, so I went down to ask the landlord about it. We have a tinaco, so hadn't had any water shortages; but if the city water is off we like to conserve as much as possible so that they don't have to buy a truckload of water. We do try and conserve water all the time, I might add as we do live in the desert.
Irene was outside so I asked her, she said that no, there was no city water and told me I should ask Ciro about it. Ciro told me that the water was off because there were quite a number of power poles down that supply the power to the water station and that it might be 3 days before the power was restored and the water back on. Later on in the evening he called us downstairs to show us that the water was back on. I don't know if it is on all over the city; but it is on here.
Ciro had gone out to San Carlos today to look around. He wanted to see what was going on out there, he said and had his movie camera all set to take some wave action video. When they returned he said that there were no big waves, very little damage, very few people around and not even much garbage lying around. He was surprised that even the souvenir salesmen that hang out at the Mirador scenic lookout were not even at their spot.
He also some had interesting information to impart. Two of their sons work for CFE (the electric company), one had been sent to Huatabampo before the storm to be in place for repairs afterwards. Apparently he is needed to work back here; but the highway is in need of repair before he can return home. The other son is working long hours and Ciro jokingly said he might see him in 2 or 3 days. He also told me that 2 people had died in Empalme because they had taken their generator into the house to use. I confirmed this with the newspaper this morning, which said that they (father and son) died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
I guess a lot of people in Empalme and south of there were displaced because of flooding and they are in need of supplies to help them out. If you are interested and in the area things can be dropped off in San Carlos at the Visitors and Convention Bureau on Beltrones. I believe that you could also take things to DIF; but I am not positive about this, so check first.
According to the newspaper online, people are complaining about their lack of power. People are also complaining that the residents of San Carlos, being privileged, are being looked after before the people of Guaymas.
The decision was made last night to evacuate people from the Valley of Guaymas and Empalme because of the large amounts of rain in the mountains and they are expecting more flooding.
Guaymas has been included in the disaster zone petition that the states governor made to the federal government.
The newspaper also stated that 1841 people in the local area (San Carlos, the urban zone, the valley, and the yaqui communities) took shelter in 14 shelters.
The above information was taken from the online version of El Vigia, a local Guaymas newspaper. The other local newspaper that is online, La Voz del Puerto, does not seem to have anything on their website today, it is totally blank.
