Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta News

Four thousand people in Puerto Vallarta ‘ran to save their lives’ in a tsunami drill

With the participation of almost 4 thousand people, a tsunami drill was held in downtown Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday, within the framework of World Tsunami Awareness Day.

Around 4,000 people participated in the exercise, of which at least 2,200 were students from three kindergartens and five primary schools in the downtown area, who at about 10:00 in the morning began the drill with the sounds of the city tsunami alarm sirens installed in the vicinity of the Cuale River.

During the drill, all 4,000 people successfully evacuated to higher ground within three minutes.

The Vice Admiral . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Playa del Carmen developments

Developments flout environmental rules warns Moce Yax Cuxtal in Playa del Carmen

An environmental group says Playa del Carmen developers still build first and fix permits later,...
Mexico import tariffs

Mexico advances bill to raise import tariffs for Asia

Mexico import tariffs advance in Congress, targeting Chinese and other non-FTA goods with higher duties...
los cabos fireworks

Los Cabos fireworks ban starts new fight over December noise

Los Cabos has cancelled retail fireworks sales for this December, keeping only pre-authorised hotel shows...