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Life on Death Beach

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The welcome sign on the path up to Shambala was knocked down, and there was a lot of damage. Please support Shambala!

more damage at Shambala
many small businesses were destroyed

Drinking tequila while watching Hurricane Carlotta slam the coast of Oaxaca

Zipolite is a mess after Hurricane Carlotta

Zipolite is a mess after Hurricane Carlotta

Hurricane Carlotta hit Zipolite about 5:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. It slowed down as it approached the coast and we were battered for almost six hours. Today---two days later---Zipolite, Puerto Angel and the surrounding area is still with electricity or running water. There is quite a bit of damage to roofs, roads, trees, etc. Life is very uncomfortable at the moment. Hopefully in a few days or within a week power and water will be restored. 


Here's a video I shot shortly after the hurricane started. I ran to a concrete bathroom to protect myself as things started flying:

p0gue

Jun 17, 2012 6:53 PM
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Thanks for posting those, Im glad there was enough tequila to make it through the storm. How are you uploading videos? Are the roads clear to Pochutla? Cell phone service is still down, it seems. How do things look up and down the beach? How bad is the structural damage? Much salvage and cleanup work happening? Any visible response from the government? I have friends up at Shambhala, did you notice how things fared on that end of the beach and up on the hill? Any other news, pics or videos would be appreciated. There are many people waiting for news from Zipol.

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geriande

Jun 17, 2012 7:04 PM
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There are photos and a 45 minute video posted on the Puerto Escondido forum on www.tomzap.com Damage is horrific...mostly fallen trees, palapa restaurants destroyed (like what happened with Paulina in 1997) The video showed cleanup crews, buzz saws heard in the background. Mexicans being Mexicans they will put it all back together. Still, very sad.

sangroncito

Jun 17, 2012 7:08 PM
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pOgue, I left Zipolite a few hours ago and went to Puerto Escondido because it was just getting too uncomfortable in Zipolite. I was hot, dirty, tired, covered in bites, etc. The road is clear to Pochutla, although all roads are lined with fallen trees. Many beach huts, bars and other structures were damaged. The hurricane ended about midnight and the clean up and salvage started very early the next morning. I hardly saw any sign of the government before, during or after. The local people have pulled together to repair the mess. Shambala was badly hit, perhaps being the most visibly damaged property, with roofs torn off, lots of debris, etc. The news about Zipolite and that area has been very poor, with news stories focusing on larger places up the coast like Puerto Escondido (which also has damage, although it is less noticeable than in Zipo/Puerto Angel. Zipolite and Puerto Angel and that whole coastal area is really suffering without electricity and water. There are so many power lines down I can't imagine it taking any less than a week to restore. Also there's no cel phone reception or internet. Oh....and the massive rainfall brought thousands of singing frogs to life, so on top of all that discomfort it's impossible to sleep with all those frogs singing!

Edited by: sangroncito

Existem pequenos pedaços de terra onde o inferno não chega.

sangroncito

Jun 17, 2012 7:31 PM
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Meant to write in first post above that Zipolite and area is WITHOUT electricity and water......I haven's slept in days so excuse the typo.

Existem pequenos pedaços de terra onde o inferno não chega.

p0gue

Jun 17, 2012 9:54 PM
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Thanks, sangroncito. We can be happy no one was injured, I suppose. But that's a big blow to those folks. Im most familiar with the situation at Shambhala, and there, I know, the owner was struggling to stay afloat even before the storm. God knows how they will deal with this. Pauline took years to recover from, and that was when the owner was younger and not suffering from health issues. Even if they can repair, rebuild and replace everything to get up and running, it'll be a while before many tourists show up again.

Here's your chance, vagabond kids! If you've got more time than money, and you are wandering around Mexicolooking for something interesting to do, you can be a part of the reconstruction of Shambhala! Get in touch with those folks (I would say just show up, but that might be a bit premature until more news gets out) and I am pretty sure that you will be well fed, and given a free place to sleep. Learn palm thatch and other interesting construction techniques, help reconstruct one of the oldest still-operating hippy buddhist enclaves in Mexico! I may see you there. We just put up this Facebook page, maybe it'll come in handy.

https://www.facebook.com/shambhalavision

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sangroncito

Jun 18, 2012 5:28 AM
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Great idea, pOgue! The entire area is going to be suffering financially for a while. There's so much damage and so few visitors at the moment. I'm heading back as soon as the electricity is restored.

By the way, there were two casualties on the coast. Two children were killed when their house collapsed on top of them.

Edited by: sangroncito

Tropical cyclone CARLOTTA-12 Coyote, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people. La Redonda, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people. Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people. Acahuizotla ... www.gdacs.org/Cyclones/report.aspx?episodeid=5...TC

Tropical cyclone CARLOTTA-12
Coyote, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people. La Redonda, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people.Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, Mexico, Village, no people. Acahuizotla ...
www.gdacs.org/Cyclones/report.aspx?episodeid=5...TC

Orange Tropical Cyclone alert in Mexico for CARLOTTA-12 from 14/06/2012 09:00 UTC to 17/06/2012 03:00 UTC

SUMMARY

TROPICAL CYCLONE IMPACT

STORM SURGE

EXTREME RAIN

MEDIA ANALYSIS

DATA RESOURCES

Automatic impact report for tropical cyclone CARLOTTA-12

Orange alert for wind impact in Mexico

This tropical cyclone is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in the past and forecasted path.

Current storm status

This report is for advisory number 13 of tropical cyclone CARLOTTA-12 issued at 6/17/2012 3:00:00 AM (GDACS Event ID 30787, Latest episode ID: 13).

Current impact estimate:

• Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 1.2million
• Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 167 km/h)
• Vulnerability of affected countries: Medium
• The tropical cyclone did not reach sufficient strength to cause significant storm surge. No calculations were performed.

Impact of Extreme Wind

Cloud map. The map shows the areas affected by tropical storm strength winds (green), 58mph winds (orange) and cyclone wind strengths (red). (Source: JRC)

Affected population

Up to 1.2 million people people can be affected by wind speeds of cyclone strength or above. In addition, 2400 people people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

Affected country

Country	Region/Province	Population
Mexico	Oaxaca	3.3 million people
Mexico	Guerrero	2.8 million people

Affected provinces

Country	Region/Province	Population
Mexico	Oaxaca	3.3 million people
Mexico	Guerrero	2.8 million people

Affected cities

Name	Region/Province	Country	City class	Population
Chilpancingo	Guerrero	Mexico	Major city	160000 people
Tixtla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	20000 people
Manzintla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	no people
Ayutla	Guerrero	Mexico	City	9800 people
Jamiltepec	Oaxaca	Mexico	City	9700 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

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Mexico officials report 3rd death after Carlotta Associated Press, OAXACA CITY, Mexico | Mon, 06/18/2012 7:50 AM

Mexico officials report 3rd death after Carlotta

Associated Press, OAXACA CITY, Mexico | Mon, 06/18/2012 7:50 AM

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Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca are blaming Hurricane Carlotta for a third death.

Oaxaca state Attorney General Manuel de Jesus Lopez said Sunday that a 56-year-old woman died Friday night in a traffic accident blamed on the storm. Lopez said the woman was trying to find a safe place to ride out the storm when high winds flipped over her car.

Oaxaca state officials earlier reported that two sisters, ages 13 and 7, were killed Friday when a mudslide collapsed their home.

State civil protection officials are still tallying damage from the storm, which left thousands of people homeless.

Carlotta strengthened into a powerful Category 2 hurricane and reached land Friday evening as a Category 1 storm at the resort of Puerto Escondido. It rapidly weakened afterward.