Cyclone Julia sank fishing boats. File photoMEXICO CITY, Oct 12Following the recommendation of the Ministry of Civil Protection in Due to the passage of Cyclone Julia and in order to protect the physical integrity of students and teaching staff, in-person school activities on Wednesday October 12 are suspended at all levels of education in the municipalities of the Costa Chica, Acapulco, Costa Grande and Upper Sierra regions. in a statement by the Guerrero state education ministry. Local publications report that several people were swept away by water — a motorcyclist, a woman on the sidewalk and «half a dozen students», without specifying their fate. According to Governor Evelyn Salgado, the damage is still minor, there is no information about the injured or dead. In social networks, users share frames of fallen trees and powerful streams of water on the streets of Acapulco, reaching a meter depth. State Governor Evelyn Salgado urged residents to remain vigilant as moderate to heavy rains continue in the region and released a list of shelters involved. Tropical Cyclone Julia has caused massive damage to countries in South and Central America since Sunday. Floods from Venezuela to Mexico have claimed dozens of lives and affected hundreds of thousands in varying degrees. human
