Mayor Julia Nazario defined that the world affected most is the Parcelas Suárez, on account of coastal erosion, at a time when the Nationwide Meteorological Service (SNM) prolonged till this Sunday the warning of flooding on the northern coasts of this Caribbean island, whereas the danger of sea currents was prolonged to tomorrow, Monday.
“If anybody on this nation has any doubts concerning the actuality of local weather change and the way it impacts the coasts in Loíza, right now nature provides us one other tragic instance,” stated the mayor whereas supervising the set up of cement fences for street security by the Emergency Administration Workplace and the Municipal Police.
She specified that the ocean has been undermining the land and it’s already noticeable that it’s hole below streets 3 and 10, which obtain the direct influence of the ocean.
The mayor even revealed that whereas she was instructing a father and his son to maneuver away from the coast, she was about to be caught by the waves, in order that they proceeded to help her. “There’s a energy pole that’s at risk and two massive bushes have already collapsed,” Nazario famous on her social networks when requesting help from the central authorities.
SNM Advisory Coordinator Ernesto Morales warned Puerto Rican residents and guests to be cautious alongside the northern coast as a result of intense swells.
This severe scenario has been occurring for a very long time, the mayor defined, since 2011, this group has felt how the ocean has continued to enter and undermine the street, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in September 2017, so it needed to be rebuilt, and after Hurricane Fiona in 2022, the identical factor occurred.
The chance of sea currents was expanded till Monday, as there are breaking waves of round 10 to 12 ft and sometimes greater, so the closure of coastal roads is feasible.
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