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Authorities warn of intense rain in Baja California Sur and prepare shelters for flood risks

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Authorities in Baja California Sur activated preventive measures and prepared temporary shelters in La Paz and Los Cabos ahead of forecast heavy to intense rain.
  • The National Meteorological Service said a slowly moving atmospheric trough and Pacific moisture could produce 75 to 150 millimeters of rain in some hours.
  • Officials urged residents to limit nighttime travel, monitor waterways and seek shelter if conditions worsen, stressing that the absence of a tropical cyclone does not eliminate the risk.

Authorities in Baja California Sur are preparing temporary shelters in La Paz and Los Cabos as heavy to intense rain threatens the state, despite the absence of a tropical cyclone.

The State Civil Protection Council held an emergency session after Mexico’s National Meteorological Service forecast rain beginning Saturday night and potentially lasting for several days. Rafael Trejo Vázquez, the service’s meteorology and climatology manager, said a slowly moving atmospheric trough would affect mainly the central and southern parts of the state.

The system could bring between 75 and 150 millimeters of rain in some hours. That amount is significant in a state where average annual rainfall across the territory is about 180 millimeters. Trejo Vázquez stressed that the rain “is not generated by any tropical cyclone.”

The rain we are forecasting, which would be very heavy to intense, is not generated by any tropical cyclone.

· Rafael Trejo VázquezThe National Meteorological Service meteorology and climatology manager explained the source of the forecast rain during an emergency civil protection meeting.

Julio Trasviña, head of the local branch of the National Water Commission, warned that the lack of a cyclone did not make the situation safe. Some of Baja California Sur’s most severe rain events, he said, have not been directly associated with hurricanes. He recommended monitoring riverbeds and crossings, preparing shelters and maintaining preventive measures for maritime navigation.

Governor Víctor Castro Cosío ordered officials to inspect and initially prepare 10 temporary shelters in La Paz and Los Cabos. Staff and supplies were available from Saturday to receive families if conditions deteriorated overnight. “It is worth being prepared so that we are not caught by surprise in the early morning,” Castro said, urging particular caution around fast-moving waterways. Although no rain had fallen by Saturday afternoon, authorities advised residents to reduce road travel overnight, follow weather updates and request transportation assistance if they were in a risk area.

It is worth being prepared so that we are not caught by surprise in the early morning.

· Víctor Castro CosíoThe Baja California Sur governor urged residents to prepare for worsening conditions overnight and take care near waterways.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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