Zapopan Residents Devastated as Floods Wipe Out Rebuilt Homes
Zapopan, Jalisco – Residents of the La โฃMartinicaโ and Lomas de Tabachines colonies in Zapopan are reeling after recent floods swept away belongings and dashed hopes for recovery, leaving many with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The deluge, described byโข residents as heavier than previous events, has reignited concerns about the safety of living near the heavily congestedโฃ drainage channel.
The floods follow a prior incident impacting 144 homes, 29 of which โwere deemed uninhabitable. While โขthe currentโ number of affected homes is lower, the emotionalโฃ and material toll is important. Aurora Romero, a resident who lost a newly purchased cupboard, stove, and furniture, expressed the despairโค felt by many: “It rained a โlot, more โthan the other time. We already saw โฃit come, the water didn’t stop.” Despite the loss, she added with a broken voice, “Thankโค God we areโ fine, there were no lossesโ [of life].”
Zapopan Mayor Juan Josรฉโ Frangie acknowledged the inherentโ danger of the area,attributing theโฃ flooding to a drainage channel clogged withโ garbage,despite recentโค cleanup efforts. “This channel is full of garbageโฆ This caused all the water โคto be overwhelmed here. It โis still a โฃdangerous place โคto inhabit it,” he stated.
Neighbors report โคthat while the volume of water may โhave been less than in past floods, the damage is more extensive.Guadalupe Cabralโข saw โa fence collapse and two others severely damaged. “I don’t even โคhave words. โThe other time it was โคjust the gate that was damaged, now itโ wasโค my fences, the three are at risk, one fell and the other is quartered,” she said.
The repeated devastation has prompted residents to consider โrelocation as a potential long-term solution.Authorities have not yet announced specific plans for โassistance or preventative measuresโค beyond โขcontinued channel โคmaintenance.
