Quintana Roo Crews Clear 70,000 Liters of Water in Bacalar and Chetumal After Heavy Rains

Bacalar, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo’s state civil protection agency carried out inspection and response patrols in the municipality of Bacalar from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4, working with authorities at the federal, state and municipal levels to handle residents’ reports following recent heavy rains.

The operations, led by COEPROC director general Guillermo Núñez Leal, addressed reports of standing water at various points in Bacalar and included preventive work. Between Oct. 3 and Oct. 4, crews cleaned and unclogged drains in Chetumal, opened a drainage channel using municipal machinery, and removed a tree that had fallen onto medium-voltage power lines.

With the help of two privately contracted tanker trucks and pumping equipment from CONAGUA, the National Water Commission, crews removed roughly 70,000 liters of water and drained homes where it had accumulated. Officials also opened a temporary shelter, the “Casa del Adulto Mayor,” which took in three families.

The effort involved the Mexican Army (SEDENA), CONAGUA, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), COEPROC, the Bacalar municipal transit police, the Bacalar Civil Protection and Fire Department, Chetumal firefighters and municipal health personnel.

The state agency said it will continue working jointly with federal, state and municipal authorities and will keep monitoring weather conditions as it carries out preventive measures and responds to residents’ requests.