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33 Images from Hurricane John
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Los Cabos radar image of Hurricane John as it approached the coast of Baja Sur on the vening of 09/01/06 La Paz residents were already out surveying the damage Saturday. In the backgound is the Malecon Bandstand which has withstood many hurricanes. Saturday the gloom of the early morning storm was evident as first light came. Calle 16th de Septembre was flowing with as much as 10" of water. Sewer manhole covers had been blow off and little geysers added to the fouled flow. The road to Pichilingue past Marina Coasta Baja flooded with some 18" of water. But it was still passible to most residents. The City Club sign near Soriana fell victim to Saturday morning's high winds. Crews arrived shortly after to begin clean up. By mid day Saturday locals had already begun to clean up downed trees and debris in the streets. Several boats were beached in La Paz by Hurricane John. These two smaller boats were towed back to their moorings. Some minor damage may have occurred to boats in dry storage. Incidents appeared limited and damage light. Unlike Hurricane Marty three years ago, Hurricane John inflicted limited losses on the La Paz Marine Community. The Cock fighting ring outside of town was in the process of demolition. The stacks of materials and remains of the building spread over a wide area. Minor street flooding at the usual locations was about the only inconvenience other than the lack of electricity in much of La Paz Saturday. Los Barriles residents look on as the flooded vado consumes a beach front roadway. One of the few remaining un-bridged vados north of Los Barriles was closed by flood waters several hundred meters across on Saturday. The streets of downtown Los Barriles were covered in 1-3' of mud. nearly every transformer had been blown down and many other power poles as well. The roof of this Los Barriles mini market was blown up and over the house in mid storm. No one was injured bu the home interior was soaked. Hurricane John was much less abusive to the La Paz Marine community than was Hurricane Marty. Water rose several dozen meters when 20-25" of rain flowed down the eastern slopes into Mulege on Saturday. Water from the river rose enough to flood the streets of Mulege. Some looting was reported as many as 6 people died. The lifeline for truck traffic to the port from the mainland was temporarily cut when this bridge washed out. A new bridge is needed. On the west side of La Paz many of the power poles with transformers were blown down. Here Calle Colosio is closed by a down pole. In anticipation of the storm hitting Cabo power crews from Sonora were available to help restore power in the hard hit East Cape region. Significant damage occured in East cape where John came ashore. It may be weeks before all pwoer is resotred to the area. Clean up crews were out in La Paz before the rain stopped falling on Saturday. South of San Pedro on Hwy 1 road crews were already busy filling in wash outs on Monday morning. The mountian town of San Bartolo suffered many washouts to Hwy 1 and damage to most of the dirt roads leading to businesses and residences. By mid day Monday San Bartolo had begun repairing damage from Saturdays storm. A Malecon statue bears silent witness to a sailboat washed up on the beach during Hurricane John. La Paz knows hurricanes and by Saturday afternoon folks ahd aready begun cleanup operations. This small truck was washed off the roadway by the force of runoff from Hurricane John in Los Barriles. Hurricane John on the evening of 08/31/06. At the time John was a Category 3 Hurricane. The Cortez Club in La Paz lost 80% of the roof on the office facilities. Repairs are already underway. Hurricane John in a computer enhanced satellite image.
Los Cabos radar image of Hurricane John as it approached the coast of Baja Sur on the vening of 09/01/06
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