High tide drags tourists on Oaxaca beaches PATRICIA BRISEÑO | EXCÉLSIOR 02/04/2021

 

High tide drags tourists on Oaxaca beaches

PATRICIA BRISEÑO | EXCÉLSIOR 02/04/2021

The high tide is caused by the cold front 47, on the Coast and Gulf of Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca. Photo: Screenshot

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A dozen small businesses, installed on the shore of Roca Blanca beach, in the coastal municipality of Villa de Tututepec, were flooded due to the high storm surge caused by the cold front 47, on the Coast and Gulf of Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca.

At another point, lifeguards from the state firefighters rescued alive a group of three Spanish citizens who were about to be swept away by the current on Agua Blanca beach, municipality of Santa María Tonameca, who entered the sea, despite the high surf.

Manuel Maza Sánchez, director of that institution, mentioned that the tourists did not comply with the instruction not to reach the dangerous swell area , "so they were suddenly swept away by the current." After the successful rescue, the paramedics gave them care for nervous breakdown.

On the other hand, a 23-year-old girl from Mexico City was rescued alive after being swept away by the high waves on Zicatela beach, in Puerto Escondido.

The State Protection Coordination of Oaxaca (Cepco) intensified the preventive protocols for these cases, which includes notices to the civilian population in electronic media and social networks, to refrain from swimming, after noon, as well as in the sea area. open.

Local tourism authorities report close to 60 percent occupancy at beach destinations.

It is worth mentioning that this week an American drowned on Zipolite beach, in San Pedro Pochutla when deciding to bathe in the open sea area.