A mighty deluge early Wednesday, August 11, turned the streets and pedestrian staircases of central Chapala into scenes reminiscent of Venice and Niagara Falls.

Vaccination campaigns are still being ramped up at lakeside, with clinics operating August 10 through 13 in Chapala and Jocotepec for application of second doses of the AstraZeneca shot to persons who got their first jabs with the 50 to 59 and older age group during the first week of June.

The people of a tiny northshore village have gained access to a potable water system for the first time thanks to a cooperative effort between Chapala Sunrise Rotary Club and the municipal government of Poncitlán.

Roadways and homes in the town of San Juan Tecomtlán were damaged by flooding in the aftermath of torrential rains that struck the area between Vista del Lago and Mezcala in the early hours of Tuesday, August 3.

An intense downpour early August 2 provoked the partial collapse of a retaining wall at the Punto Niza condominium site in Chapala’s Lourdes neighborhood.

Agents from Jalisco’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for Missing Persons have unearthed partial human remains at a property in Chapala presumed to be a clandestine burial site.