Friday, November 8, 2024

Hurricane-force winds knock trucks over on isthmus highway

Eight trucks were knocked over on highways in Oaxaca within 24 hours by gusts of wind up to 240 kilometers per hour, comparable to those which produce Category 3 hurricanes.

The strong winds arrived on Friday night as part of a cold front and toppled three trucks. On Saturday, five more trucks were felled by winds on the La Ventosa-La Venta highway, all in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

The head of state Civil Protection, Oscar Valencia, said the gales knocked down trees and billboards on the highways, destroyed corrugated roofs and left a truck’s cargo box stranded on a bridge.

No injuries or deaths were reported.

A Civil Protection delegate, Jesús González Pérez, said the agency prevented cars and trailers with empty cargo boxes from driving on part of the road, well known for its windy conditions at this time of year.

The agency also restricted fishing and maritime activities after the winds provoked two to three-meter waves in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.

Meanwhile, in the towns of Unión Hidalgo, Santiago Niltepec and Asunción Ixtaltepec roofs were damaged; in El Espinal, San Pedro Comitancillo and San Blas Atempa there were power cuts.

La Ventosa is a region well known for its blustery conditions: it is home to wind farms and its name means “the windy one.”

With reports from Milenio and El Universal Oaxaca

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Monterrey, the capital city of Nuevo León, as seen at night

The life expectancy in Mexico’s healthiest state just got longer

0
The state health minister credited the state's longevity to a health care model that prioritizes quality and safety.
Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie at a 2024 campaign rally, standing onstage in a stadium filled with people, smiling closemouthed as he points out into the audience

What will a second Donald Trump term mean for Mexico?

3
Peter Davies examines the challenges, pressures and leverage Mexico might have once Donald Trump again becomes president of the United States in 2025.
Multicolored weather map showing an image of Hurricane Rafael

Hurricane Rafael heads for Gulf of Mexico as Category 2 storm

0
The Yucatán Peninsula will see intense rainstorms Thursday as Hurricane Rafael comes for a lingering stay in the Gulf of Mexico.