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Bridge Collapses Sever Chiapas Coastal Highway as Authorities Open Provisional Detour

Officials opened a lowland bypass in Mapastepec to maintain vehicle flow while full repairs are planned.

Aunque los expedientes estaban listos, 10 caminos rurales quedaron fuera de la rehabilitación
Tras el hundimiento de un tráiler se rehabilitó el camino permitiendo nuevamente el tránsito vehicular pese a los encharcamientos
Puentes derrumbados dejan aisladas comunidades y paralizan el transporte en la región sur de Chiapas
Las fiestas patronales de San Miguel Arcángel iniciaron con las tradicionales peregrinaciones que habrá todos los días

Overview

  • Intense rains caused the Tablazón 1 and Pacayal bridges to fail near Mapastepec, shutting Federal Highway 200 between Mapastepec and Tapachula.
  • State Civil Protection and the Mexican Army are clearing debris, guiding safe pedestrian crossings, setting up shelters and urging drivers to avoid the closed stretch.
  • A temporary road in the lowland area of Mapastepec was rehabilitated to allow vehicles through, and bus companies activated a Sierra route as an alternate connection.
  • More than 100 communities remain partially cut off, power outages persist in highland areas and at least 16 municipalities report flooding, river overflows and landslides.
  • Officials report no fatalities in Chiapas to date, as alerts remain for further heavy rain and related storms have caused deaths in the State of Mexico and damage in Jalisco.