Tijuana storm damage and landslide fears, Digi Mart USA News (Tijuana, Mexico): A thunderstorm with strong winds swept through Tijuana early on a Friday, causing fallen trees, branches in contact with electrical wiring and flooding that led to traffic congestion. Municipal authorities responded to these reports, according to a Telemundo 20 report.
Sergio Armando Pérez Ibarra, director of the Municipal Civil Protection agency, urged residents to take basic precautions, secure objects that could be blown away and report poles, wiring or structures at risk of falling. He also said scattered rain was expected on Saturday.
The storm renewed concern in the Sánchez Taboada neighborhood, where a section of the main avenue continues to rise and lose stability. Residents say the problem has grown over time, with one affected point now showing a height difference of more than two and a half meters, up from about half a meter previously.
Residents described streets that deteriorate further with rainfall, making passage difficult for vehicles. One resident who uses the area on foot acknowledged the ground continues to rise and said water from the area flows toward his location.
Residents have asked for the roadway to be repaired. Municipal Civil Protection said specialized geotechnical studies are needed to determine the condition of the terrain, but that a comprehensive evaluation has not yet been completed.
