Guadalajara zoo shelters 40 Nayarit children as about 1,000 people sleep in guadalajara parking after violence
Forty children from San Luis de Lozada and their parents are sheltering at the Zoológico de Guadalajara after violent road blockades left travelers stranded, and roughly 1, 000 people from four states spent the night in the zoo parking. The events follow an operation that resulted in the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, and have prompted sustained security and humanitarian responses.
Guadalajara zoo houses 40 children; deputy secures promise of escort
Local authorities in Tepic, Nayarit, reported that 40 niños nayaritas, accompanied by their parents, remain in the Zoológico de Guadalajara after the violent incidents in the city. The children come from the community of San Luis de Lozada and, for the moment, are all sano y salvo. They and their families expressed gratitude to the administration of the zoo for resguardarlos. The deputy Adhán Casas said through his social networks that he is concerned, and he communicated with the head of the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana, Manasés Verdín, who committed to escoltar the vehicles of the children when they enter the state. Casas added that they will also contact the authorities of Jalisco to request protection, and that the children serán trasladados when authorities consider it safe.
About 1, 000 people from four states spent the night in the zoo parking; humanitarian aid provided
Unas mil personas from the states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán and Zacatecas passed the night in the parking lot of the Zoológico de Guadalajara after quedar varadas in the city because of violent bloqueos carreteros that occurred yesterday at distintos puntos of the state. Authorities determined that travelers remain temporarily in the parking, where the units concentrated, while vigilancia was maintained de forma permanente to garantizar la seguridad de las familias as circulation on affected roads was restored. The Sistema DIF Jalisco provided apoyo humanitario, distributing cobijas, agua potable and pañales, and habilitó los baños del recinto for use during the night.
Park closure, supplies on site and transport services
the park had been announced to close since the afternoon and that it closed at 17: 00 hours; thereafter only elementos de seguridad encargados de la vigilancia remained on site. Mainly the excursiones foráneas chose to remain inside the zoo because of the road blockages. Staff reported that in the zoo there are bebidas y alimentos for those who decided to stay, since tiendas in the city were closed. Meanwhile, plataformas de transporte retoman servicio in Guadalajara despite calles semivacías.
Violence follows operation that killed 'El Mencho'; Nayarit faces disruptions
Authorities linked the situation to a spiral of violencia generated after an operativo in which Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), fue abatido. Sunday saw a jornada de alta violencia in Jalisco and neighboring states after that federal operation. In Nayarit, unidades del transporte urbano fueron quemadas and the service is operating with only 20% of its camiones. Blockeos carreteros persist in Nayarit, and authorities are asking people to evitar viajar. Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero is reforzando la coordinación de seguridad to restablecer la normalidad in Nayarit, and officials warned that the riesgo is not only the narrowing of roads but restos de metal y escombros that remain on the asphalt.
Schools, events and travel guidance while situation normalizes
that during the day they will evaluate whether there will be clases this Tuesday, while eventos masivos quedan suspendidos until nuevo aviso. At the same time, authorities indicated that el martes se regresará a todas las actividades de manera normal. Employers will handle pay policies differently: el 80% pagará el día completo, mientras que el resto lo tomará a cuenta de vacaciones. Passengers were recommended to mantener una comunicación continua with their respectivas líneas aéreas as travel conditions evolve. The mayor preocupación of madres de familia during the unrest was the ausencia de sus hijos this Sunday.
