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Mexicali Residents Block Highway Over Prolonged Power Outages

Residents demand CFE restore service during extreme heat after weekend storms.

Foto: Border Zoom.
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Foto: Javier Gallegos.
Foto: Javier Gallegos

Overview

  • Strong winds and rain since Sunday knocked down utility poles and sent metal sheets into power lines, triggering widespread outages.
  • Municipal services logged 22 public-lighting reports from Aug. 24–26 with 14 fallen poles; nine were repaired, three remain in process, and two were referred to CFE.
  • Multiple colonias still lack electricity, including Casa Digna, Fraccionamiento Jazmines, Ampliación Centinela, San José, Aurora, Mayos, Prohogar, Vicente Guerrero, Carvajal, and Ejido Michoacán de Ocampo.
  • Neighbors blocked the MexicaliTijuana highway near the Progreso industrial park toward Ahumadita to press for faster restoration.
  • Residents report more than 50 hours without power in colonia San José, with food losses, generator expenses, and heat-related health risks as temperatures reach up to 50°C.