2018 Hurricane Willa - Humanity Road

This situation report was published on October 24, 2018 and contains social media account information and situational updates by state. It does not represent all states. Humanity Road activated its disaster desk in advance of ladfall of Hurricane Willa.

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National Links

President http://en.presidencia.gob.mx/http://website
Government https://twitter.com/GobiernoDeMxico
Civil Protection Website
Servicio Sismologico Nacional (SSN): Website
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico Website Twitter Facebook

Regional and Local Links

For a list of all regional offices visit http://www.mexonline.com/estagncy.htm

Baja California Sur State Population: 763,929

Government http://www.bcs.gob.mx/

Twitter https://twitter.com/GobBCS

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GobEdoBCS/

Governor of BCS http://www.bcs.gob.mx/gobierno/gobernador-del-estado/

Proteccion Civil https://twitter.com/depcbc https://www.facebook.com/proteccioncivilbc/

Significant Updates (most recent first)

10/24 Escuinapa, Teacapan are “incomunicada” and difficult to reach by road due to downed power lines and power poles source
10/22 Facebook activates it’s Safety Check for Hurricane Willa source
10/24 More volunteers arrive from CruzRoja Mazatlán the municipality to Escuinapa support the urgent work of humanitarian assistance for HuracánWilla source
10/24 Sinaloa Red Cross opening contact recovery module between relatives in the hostel with the largest population in Escuinapa source

Colima State

Population: 711,235

Hashtag #Colima

Government http://www.col.gob.mx/

Twitter https://twitter.com/gobiernocolima

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gobiernocolima/

Governor of Colima http://www.col.gob.mx/Portal/detalle_gabinete/512
Protección Civil https://twitter.com/PC_Colima https://www.facebook.com/pccolima/
Canine Unit Search and Rescue @buscacolima
Manzanillo Port @api_manzanillo

Durango State

Population: 1,755,000

Government http://www.durango.gob.mx/

Governor: Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

Twitter https://twitter.com/gobdgo

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gobdgo

Attorney General of the State Tel. (618) 1373730, 1373502 and 03

Directory of Civil Protection source

Fire Department: 618-137-9598

Oct 24 HuracánWilla affected the electric power service to 4 thousand 991 homes and businesses, 99% of those have already been restored. source
Oct 24 There is venting of the Guadalupe Victoria Dam happening. source
Oct 24 200 people from the community of La Soledad are evacuated, 26 people are transferred to a shelter installed in the CECyTED. source
Oct 24 List of Shelters source
Oct 24 State of the dams of the disc. Irrigation 052 at #Durango 12:00 pm on Wed source
Oct 24 Roads Durango-Mazatlán are closed until further notice. source

Islas Marías Archipelago

Isla Maria Madre

Population: 1,200 residents

Islas Marías Penitentiary Complex (Population: 8,000)

Comprised of the Islas María Madre, María Magdalena, María Cleofas, and San Juanito.

The access is limited to government employees and Navy members. source

24 Oct Hurricane ‘Willa’ hit the Marias Islands this day, about 100 kilometers from the coast that has a natural reserve and a federal prison. Federal authorities declined to comment on the precautions they took in prison, citing security reasons. source

22 Oct Islas Marias is directly in the path of Willa source

Jalisco State

Population: 8,256,100

Hashtag #Jal #Jalisco

Government https://www.jalisco.gob.mx/

Twitter https://twitter.com/GobiernoJalisco

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GobiernoJalisco?fref=ts

Governor https://twitter.com/AristotelesSD https://www.facebook.com/jaristoteles.sandoval

Protección Civil Jalisco https://twitter.com/PCJalisco https://www.facebook.com/proteccionciviljalisco.uepcbj

23 Oct At the moment we have more than 2,700 people evacuated, we have 23 shelters, more than 80 people from the State Civil Protection and in DIF and other areas coordinated with the Ministry of the Navy and the Federal Government, source

Nayarit State

Hashtag #Nay #Nayarit

Population: 1,181,050

Government https://www.nayarit.gob.mx/

Twitter https://twitter.com/Nayarit_Mx

Governor https://despacho.nayarit.gob.mx/seccion/directorio/inicio

Twitter https://twitter.com/aegnayarit

Proteccion Civil Nayarit https://twitter.com/CivilNayarit https://www.facebook.com/proteccioncivilnay/

Oct 24 They evacuate 20 thousand people in Nayarit for overflowing rivers. source
The rivers in the northern area of the state Nayarit have exceeded their levels of alert, it is necessary to proceed to evacuation. source
Oct 24 No way to Tecuala, the road is impassable due to river overflowing source

Sinaloa State

Government: https://sinaloa.gob.mx/

State Map of Emergency Shelters: https://sinaloa.gob.mx/p/emergencias900

Population: 2,966,321

Governor: Quirino Ordaz Coppel

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sinaloagobmx

Twitter https://twitter.com/sinaloagobmx

Oct 24 A citizen center in Mazatlan has been set up by DIF. Urgent needs are non-perishable food, toiletries, cleaning supplies for home, baby milk powder, baby wipes and insect repellent. Call (669) 915-80-00 Ext. 1224 source

Oct 24 one of the structures affected was the General Hospital of #Escuinapa in Sinaloa Image
Oct 24 Communications are out in Escuinapa source
Oct 24 Winds cause damage in Escuinapa Sinaloa, Images
Oct 23 #Willa made landfall at 7 PM MDT near Isla Del Bosque, Sinaloa, or about 10 miles (15 km) south of Escuinapa Satellite image

Emergency Numbers

Federal Police 088 Police – 066 066 can be used as a general emergency number

Ambulance – 065 Fire – 068

Hospitals

General Hospital of Escuinapa in Sinaloa one of the structures affected was the General Hospital of #Escuinapa in Sinaloa Image One of the affected structures was the General Hospital of Escuinapa. According to the Ministry of Health of Sinaloa, the damages were only material on the soffits of one of the corridors, in addition to the breakage of windows. source Oct 24

Baja California Sur