Guadalajara zoo shelters hundreds as violence strands families and tourists
Dozens of children and their parents, together with about a thousand stranded travelers, sought refuge at the city zoo after widespread road blockades and violent incidents. The situation at the zoo in guadalajara has left authorities coordinating escorts, humanitarian aid and a temporary shelter operation while roads are reopened.
Forty children from San Luis de Lozada remain at the Guadalajara zoo with parents
Tepic, Nayarit — Forty niños nayaritas, accompanied by their parents, remained at the Zoológico de Guadalajara after violent events in the city. The children come from the community of San Luis de Lozada and are, for the moment, all "sanos y salvos"; gratitude was expressed to the zoo administration for providing shelter. they will be moved when it is considered safe and that only security personnel remained on site after the park closed at 17: 00 ET.
Deputy Adhán Casas and SSPC head Manasés Verdín arrange escorts and coordination with Jalisco
Deputy Adhán Casas informed on his social networks that he is concerned about the situation and that he has already communicated with Manasés Verdín, head of the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC). Verdín committed to escorting the vehicles carrying the children as soon as they enter the state's territory. Casas also said they will contact authorities in Jalisco to request protection.
About 1, 000 people from four states slept in the zoo parking lot and received aid
Roughly one thousand people from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán and Zacatecas spent the night in the zoo's parking lot after being stranded by violent road blockades occurring yesterday at different points in the state. Authorities temporarily directed travelers to remain in the parking area where units concentrated. More than a thousand tourists slept in buses at the Zoológico de Guadalajara and were given medical attention and shelter overnight.
Humanitarian response: DIF Jalisco, food, water, bathrooms and blankets
The Sistema DIF Jalisco provided humanitarian support to people left stranded, delivering blankets, potable water and diapers, and enabling the facility's bathrooms for overnight use. Organizers also said the zoo had drinks and food available for those who chose to stay because many city shops were closed.
Violence followed federal operation that killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho"
The disruptions were linked to a spiral of violence generated after a federal operation in which Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), was killed. Sunday was described as a day of high violence in Jalisco and neighboring states after that operation, prompting the containment and shelter efforts at the zoo while authorities worked to restore circulation on affected roads.
Wider disruptions in Nayarit and Guadalajara: burned buses, blockades and empty streets
In Nayarit, blockades on roads persist and authorities have urged the public to avoid traveling. Units of urban transport were burned there, and services are operating with only 20% of buses. Municipal and state authorities collected debris from vehicles set ablaze near Periférico Norte. Citizens formed long lines to stock up as shops closed, and platforms of transport resumed service in Guadalajara despite semi-empty streets. Mothers' greatest worry during the violence was the absence of their children, while tourists recounted the uncertainty of spending the night at the zoo.
Security maintained while circulation is normalized; transfers will wait until safe
Officials kept permanent vigilance at the zoo to guarantee the safety of families while road circulation was being restored. Organizers reiterated that the priority was to safeguard the integrity of niñas, niños and adults as the situation normalizes. Transfers of the stranded people and the forty children will occur only when authorities determine it is safe.
