Without light and with streams running, like this Wednesday night in La Paz, where they closed the passage in 7 fords due to heavy rains.
The heavy rains that occurred on the night of this Wednesday, August 30, activated the Arroyo Seguro Crossing in the city of La Paz; at least 7 fords are affected, since the crossing of vehicles is not allowed; They also report that the light went out south of the municipality.
According to the website of the La Paz City Council, there is no passage in the fords of the IMSS clinic 34, Colosio, Calle Tuna, Avenida Carabineros y Deportistas, nor in El Vaquero, La Fuente.
While the passage with caution restricted for small vehicles was activated in the fords of Colonia Palmar II and Índigo. 

The Secretary of Public Education informs that there is no passage through the stream of the La Fuente neighborhood, Camino Real, Márquez de León and Patriotismo; they assure that they will reopen when the water subsides.
While in the Olas Altas neighborhoods, the Cabo Baja subdivision, Auroras and other areas south of La Paz they report that the power went out for several minutes and has not yet returned.

Mexico’s López Obrador loses some of his "Teflon" in midterm elections. Mexico's ruling political coalition is projected to lose its qualified majority in the lower house of Congress after a poor showing in midterm elections Sunday, according to initial figures released by the government. 

López Obrador's left-leaning political party, Morena, won about 35% of the vote. Morena and its governing partner, Partido Verde, are expected to win between 265 and 292 of the 500 seats in the lower house, according to preliminary figures from the National Electoral Institute (INE). 

 

López Obrador’s opponents framed the vote as one of the most important in recent Mexican history. They fear he wants to steer this country - the No. 1 U.S. trading partner - back toward the kind of one-party authoritarian system that prevailed for most of the 20th century. Critics compare the Mexican leader to populists such as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Salvadoran leader Nayib Bukele, who have demonized adversaries and rebuffed challenges to their authority by the judiciary.

A week ago the mayor of La Paz open the malecon yet the health department disagreed with that decision and closed it again. Now, they decide to reopen it to pedestrians, with the change of the threat level they use with their "traffic light" system. (See graphic below)

Seven days after the Ministry of Health and the City Council of La Paz had a disagreement for having opened the Malecón, the State Health Committee announced that from 22. February on the malecon - boardwalk will be open again.

And it is that with the change from level 5 to 4, the "sports pedestrian opening of the La Paz boardwalk with mandatory use of face masks" was included among the admitted activities.

The closing of the malecon lasted weeks, and unilaterally Mayor Rubén Muñoz decided that it would be opened; This caused annoyance among the Health authorities, who ordered its closure on the same day (11. February).

We have not independently verified this information. The DeepL computer translation originates on a report/opinion by a La Paz local editor based on remarks and comments by Eduardo Van Wormer, the city's tourism office boss.
The head of Tourism in the City of La Paz, Eduardo Van Wormer mentioned that, following the provision of the United States government - which stipulates that tourists from that country must take the COVID test before returning - will cause a decrease in 50% in hotel occupancy and cancellations in the capital of Baja California Sur, of the 30% they currently have occupancy.
Look, I'm calculating at least 50%; We were at 30%, because you are already talking about the exodus that is taking place in tourists from Los Cabos, it is part of the same alert; They weren't asking tourists to take the test, but it will be a good measure, ”he said. 

In this sense, the official mentioned that not only the hotel industry will have effects, but also the restaurant industry and service providers, after vacationers will not want to travel so much due to the instructions given by former President Trump, which was ratified by its new president, Joe Biden.

Between the night of Thursday 14 and the afternoon of this January 17, 471 new cases of Coronavirus and 18 deaths were registered, of which 10 were in La Paz; another 377 people recovered, according to the count issued by the Ministry of Health (SSA).
The cumulative total reached 20,410 confirmed cases from the end of March to date; This figure includes 908 deaths, as well as 17,742 recovered and 1,760 patients in their active phase.
La Paz was the municipality with the highest number of recent deaths, adding 10 to its figure, which reaches 410 deaths; Similarly, 198 new cases were detected, leaving 957 active. Those recovered reached 8,618, of which 122 are extra.

 

On the other hand, Comondú, there were 4 extra deaths, leaving 100 deaths in the municipality; in addition, 49 people were discharged, being 1,261 so far. Assets number 142, of which 39 are recent.