* Social authorities, organizations and Armed Forces comprise of the Specialized Operative Hurricane Committee 2008 * is counted on 12 shelters for the community, in case of being necessary evacuation * 15 storms, eight hurricanes, four intense ones, but it cannot know if some will affect the island By Emmanuel May COZUMEL, 6 of June. - With the participation of diverse instances, like the policemen, the Armed Forces and groups of the society, the installation of the Specialized Operative Hurricane Committee was carried out, and so it will stay informed to the community on the details in this season and the meteors will be monitored that could hit to the island, in order to safeguard the integrity of the population in the present season. Personnel of Civil defense informed that with the installation of the Specialized Operative Hurricane Committee he fundamentally looks for to study the details in the season of hurricanes that he initiated first of June, at the same time as envelope inquired which was the season of wild fires, one of most active in the island, since the several CONATO, forest fires of weeds were had and, some excellent ones, but thanks to the intervention of the personnel of Firemen they could be controlled and go out completely, after an arduous work of several hours of “tragafuego”. In such event they were present municipal authorities, the state director of Civil defense, Luis Carlos Rodriguez Today, and members of the same committee, emphasizing the participation of the Armed Forces. Also they appeared what they will be the activities of the season of hurricanes and procedures to follow before, during and after a meteor of any category, at the same time as one inquired that they are counted on 12 shelters for the community in case of to be necessary the evacuation of people of some vulnerable zones. Committee specialized took protest, and so it formally initiated his activities in the season of hurricanes 2008, one of which it foretells will be of intense, every time it is contemplated that there will be 15 storms, of which eight hurricanes, and these four of categories between 3 and 5, that is possibly as powerful ones as the hurricane “Wilma” that whipped the island of the wanderers in 2005. |