translated from Spanish: Communities evacuated in Querétaro due to flooding of the San Juan River

Queretaro.- The Municipal Technical Committee for the Prevention and Attention of Pluvial Emergencies ordered the evacuation of the communities surrounding the San Juan River, in Querétaro, before a possible overflow of the body of water due to the intense rainfall presented since 7:30 p.m. on Friday. This information was confirmed through social networks by the mayor of San Juan del Río, Guillermo Vaga Guerrero, at 22:20 hours of the same day. He explained that the alert traffic light turned red and therefore temporary shelters were prepared in the facilities of the annex to Cecuco, in the Ramos Millán neighborhood of the same demarcation. For his part, the municipal director of Civil Protection, Armando Chapa, commented that it is growing due to the runoff of the State of Mexico and Amealco reported by the National Water Commission (Conagua), which entered the San Juan River.The state of alert of the municipality also extends to the eastern zone as the Xhosdá stream continues to grow due to rains and runoff, so it will be monitored for possible overflows. The evacuation plan extends to 29 neighborhoods, among which are: Las Alamedas, Arboledas, Los Nogales, Las Huertas, Los Espárragos, La Rioja, Vegas del Río, Barrio de La Cruz, Ahuehuetes, Country, Residencial La isla, Claustros del Río, Los Agaves Manantiales, Bosques de San Juan, El carrizo, la Rueda and San Pedro Ahuacatlán. Through social networks, images and videos of the communities of San Juan del Río that were affected by the floods caused by the flooding of the flow of the body of water went viral. Read more: Chihuahua Public Security rescues 340 Central American migrants In some of the images you can see how large amounts of water flow through the streets of Queretano.



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