School as temporary shelters
Loads of hurricane shelters have been set up across Baja
California Sur to deal with evacuations in the wake of Hurricane Newton.
There are already at least 56 temporary hostels ready for
operation - 18 in Los Cabos, 15 in La
Paz, 10 in Loreto, 3 in Mulege and 10 more in Comondú. More will be set up if
necessary. Transport trucks are available to safely move families to shelters.
So, if you live in Cabo San Lucas, your local shelters
are: Primary State of Campeche, Primary Felipe de Jesus Pedroza, Primary Paula
Olachea Montejano, Primary Jacinto Rochin Pino, Secondary Technical # 14 and
CECYTE # 4.
And if you live in San Jose del Cabo, your shelters will be in the following schools:
Primary State of Campeche, Primary Felipe de Jesus Pedroza, Primary Paula
Olachea Montejano, Primary Jacinto Rochin Pino, Secondary Technical # 14 and
CECYTE # 4.
In the north, the shelters are
Alfredo Green in Miraflores , The House Day in the La Ribera , while in the
area of Santiago, the Constituents of Queretaro School in Santaigo.
Evacuations are voluntary. But any families in high risk areas will be
expected to follow official advice from the authorities to avoid unnecessary
risks.
An extra 110 members of the Federal Police arrived to Los Cabos yesterday
to help with any necessary evacuation efforts and to guarantee the safety of
the people in BCS.
Photos - Cabovision, BCS noticias