Well, after the fires did their damage, yesterday's and last night's rain proved too much for the hillsides. Serious mudslides around midnight last
night claimed homes, cars and anything else in its path. The debris now sits on La Carretera La Bufadora. Most damage was in the area known as
Ramajal, above Junior's Burgers. No word on injuries at this time. Road (La Carretera) is down to one lane with long delays in both directions
This pic is the road up into Ramajal
[Edited on 12-1-2007 by bajabound2005]
Paulina - 12-1-2007 at 03:17 PM
Kathleen,
That is very sad news. I hope that no one was injured. There will be more needy families to add to Sr. Pabloff's list as a result of the landslides.
The road delay is nothing in the big picture of things when it's compared to what these people may have lost. I'm sure Alex Jr. will be out there with
his backhoe. If I were there right now I'd be there with a shovel, not clearing the road, but making sure everyone was accounted for.
I also have to disagree with what was stated in the PB newsletter. It's not the people of Ramajal who "need to take their road back", it's the people
of PB who need to give a hand making sure these same people are alright.
The road has issues every rainy season. I remember a year when the road was washed out FOR DAYS. No going around or being bothered by mud. The road
was GONE. Gringos who live there need to get used to to it.
When there are personal losses, such as you are reporting, that takes the concern to a higher level.
P.bajabound2005 - 12-1-2007 at 03:22 PM
There is a lot of heavy equipment there right now working away. We can't verify if there were injuries or worse, yet. Bernie at the Fruteria says
"it's not true that there were no injuries or people killed" -- that's the best we can get right now.bajabound2005 - 12-1-2007 at 04:33 PM
Dear God! No more rain! Not right now! We have a huge mess on our hands here. This only gives us a little itty bitty picture of what it must have
been like a year ago in Mulege!toneart - 12-1-2007 at 09:46 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by bajabound2005
Dear God! No more rain! Not right now! We have a huge mess on our hands here. This only gives us a little itty bitty picture of what it must have
been like a year ago in Mulege!
Yup! I hope nobody was killed or injured. I got an email from a resident near me in Mulege who said the roads are muddy, but no flooding. And the
river did not overflow its banks.DianaT - 12-1-2007 at 09:51 PM
Sad pictures---do hope no one was injured.bajabound2005 - 12-2-2007 at 05:45 PM
Update: No deaths but 3 injuries, 21 homes partially damaged, 10 severely damaged and 2 totaled. They've cleared (somewhat) the Carr La Buf. The
mud is piled up on the sides of the road like snow in Boston after the plow went through! Still lots of mud on the road, down to one lane in one or
two spots but it is open.greybaby - 12-2-2007 at 10:14 PM
Unreal. Would not have believed the extent without the pictures. Thank you for posting them. Our house is a little further up the road and I don't
think affected by the fires or the mudslides. I wish we could be there to lend a helping hand to those needing mudslingers about now.
