Mazatlán Loses Almost Half of its Palapas

by Murry Page

9 Sep 14  

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Enriqueta Manjarrez Salazar, president of the Palapa Owners Union of Mazatlán, told reporters that the high waves from hurricane Norbert devastated the palapas located on the beaches of the city.

Damage was seen from Avenida del Mar all the way north to Cerritos. Of the 18 palapas located on these beaches only 10 survived, he said.  Enriqueta Manjarrez added that eight palapas totally disappeared, as the high waves torn them down and drugged them out to sea.

The head of the union said the owners would be asking the city for permission to set up tents so they can sell coconuts, soft drinks, and whatever they can to meet the needs of their customers and provide some income for them

He added, “We are also asking the support of the City Council in that they not charge us building permits because they are very cumbersome and expensive.”

(from Noroeste)

Mazatlán Continues to Assess Norbert Damage

by Maureen Dietrich

8 Sep 14 

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In Playa Delfin on the beach north of Mazatlán proper, a luxury home built on the coast was reported severely damaged.

Although it has been five days since Hurricane Norbert brought heavy rain, winds and high waves to Mazatlán, municipal authorities are still assessing the damage it caused.

In Playa Delfin on the beach north of Mazatlán proper, a luxury home built on the coast was reported severely damaged. Civil Protection employees were unable to assess the damage until the day after the report when currents and high waves abated enough to inspect the home.

Pounding waves and currents had damaged the base of the house and wall of one of the rooms.

Óscar Roberto Tirado Tirado, municipal civil protection coordinator, said the home belonged to an American family who were not in residence at the time. Pounding waves and currents had damaged the base of the house and wall of one of the rooms, scattering a bed, clothes, sofa and a mini-split onto the beach. When contacted, the owners dispatched a maintenance crew to assess and repair the damage.

On the Malecón, the sidewalk in front of the Beer Monument has been cordoned off to pedestrians. Waves and high tides damaged the sub-structure of the walkway but municipal public works authorities say they are unable to repair the sub-structure at the moment without running the risk of creating more damage.

Fifteen colonias in southeastern Mazatlán have been without water for four days following the collapse of pipes occasioned by heavy Norbert rains. While in the Zona Dorada, beach access walkways remain flooded where sand whipped up by winds blocked rain discharge pipes causing an overflow onto Av. Camarón Sábalo.

Media reported the loss of one life in the municipality attributable to Hurricane Norbert. Daniel Ortiz Rodríguez of Gómez Palacio, Durango, was driving on Calle Robles Quintero in Colonia Lico Velarde when his car was caught in a current from the Jabalines canal and carried along to Fracc. Jacarandas where it sunk. When the vehicle was retrieved, Ortiz Rodríguez was not inside. His body was body found a day later in the El Infiernillo canal. 

(from Noroeste)