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.
Download the PDF version of Situation Report
- 2018 Hurricane Willa EN Situation Report 1.pdf
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
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
Colima
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
Durango
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
A medical brigade is transferred to the community of El Pueblito source
Jalisco
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
List of Doctors List
Nayarit
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
Sinaloa
List of Hospitals http://www.imss.gob.mx/directorio/
List of Doctors list
Reunification Sites
Special Needs / Vulnerable Populations
Special Needs Helpful Links:
Dialysis
- Trasplante de Riñon – Guadalajara, Jalisco. Call +52 33 1522 2000 Facebook
- Dialysis Mexico locations Call Phone +52 (329) 226.8180 Call Cell +521.322.121.1085
- https://twitter.com/DialysisMexico https://www.facebook.com/DialysisMexico
Durables
- Colima Rotary – wheelchair program Facebook
- World Vision http://www.worldvision.org/ 1-888-511-6548
Hearing Aids
- World Wide Hearing https://www.wwhearing.org/en/home 1-514-285-0990
- Starkey Hearing Foundation https://www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org/ 1-866.354.3254
Mental Health
Counseling call: Phone 01-800-842-8462 https://twitter.com/CEAVmex/status/1055181884735479809
Oxygen
- Praxair http://www.praxair.com.mx/localizador-de-tiendas
Pharmacies
- Directory https://www.pharmaciesworldwide.com/pharmacies-in-mexico/
- Mazatlan http://mazatlan.com.mx/tipsandadvice/pharmacies.htm
Prosthetics
- Limbs for Life http://limbsforlife.org/ 1-888-235-5462
- Prosthetika https://www.prosthetika.org/ 707-235-0905
- World Rehabilitation Fund http://www.worldrehabfund.org/ 212-532-6012
- World Vision http://www.worldvision.org/ 1-888-511-6548
Airports
- Directory of Airports in Mexico Website
- #ZLO Playa de Oro International Airport https://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/es/
Transportation, Infrastructure, and Road Conditions
The Infiernillo Dam (“Little hell”), also known as Adolfo López Mateos Dam, is an embankment dam on the Balsas River near La Unión, Guerrero, Mexico. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiernillo_Dam
Communications
The principal operators in Mexico are Telcel, AT&T, Movistar, and Virgin Mobile.
- Power and communications are reported to impact over 100K people source
- Oct 24 Communications are out in Escuinapa source
- Oct 24 Citizens without internet in some locations in Jalisca and Nayurit are leveraging Firechat source
Utilities
Comision Federal de Electricidad: Telephone 071
Website: http://bit.ly/1r5euJE
Twitter: @CFEmx
- Oct 24 Willa caused damage to the electrical infrastructure in #Nayarit, #Sinaloa, #Durango and # Michoacán @CFEmx works intensely to recover the service and serve its customers source
- Oct 24 supply of electricity to more than 100,929 households and businesses were impacted, of these, the @CFEmx service has been restored for 62% source
Twitter Accounts
Emerging Hashtags: #Willa #Huracán, #Pacífico, #Jalisco, #México
- @gobrep President of Mexico
- @MetMEX Mexican Meterological
- @SSNMexico Servicio Sismologico Nacional
- @CruzRoja_MX Mexican Red Cross
- @eruviel_avila Governor of the State of Mexico
- @portalguerrero Governor of the State of Guerrero
- @_Mario_Moreno President, Municipal de Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero
- @gobmichoacan Governor of State of Michoacan
FaceBook Accounts
- Meterology Mexico https://www.facebook.com/pages/MetMEX/174334449295968
- Government of Guerrero: http://on.fb.me/1f34rj1
- Mario Moreno Arcos, President of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero: http://on.fb.me/1mjVXJk
- Facebook Safety Check sinaloa https://www.facebook.com/crisisresponse/escuinapa-sinaloa-hurricane-oct23-2018/about/?source=search
- Embassies of Mexico https://www.facebook.com/mexico.usembassy
- Governor of Colima https://www.facebook.com/gobiernocolima/
- Durango Governor https://www.facebook.com/gobdgo
- Jalisco Governor https://www.facebook.com/GobiernoJalisco?fref=ts
Radio – Commercial Stations and Ham Radio
Guerrero radio stations online
Michoacan radio stations online
@C7Jalisco Digital News Agency
@informador Municipal News Agency
- Oct 22 Emergency #hamradio frequencies due to #HurricaneWilla are at 7.060, 7.130, 14.120 -#Mexican radio amateurs are requesting those frequencies be kept clear for emergency traffic. source ,
Maps and Situational Awareness
- Oct 24 ECHO Daily Hurricane Path Willa PDF
Videos and Photos
- Escuinapa: damage photos source
- Video of river flooding in Durango source
- Video of The green water village was completely under water in Nayarit source
Volunteers Reporting
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