Residents, businesses and community organizations in Lake Chapala’s north shore corridor gradually resumed normal routines this week in the aftermath of coordinated cartel attacks that rocked Jalisco and other parts of the country on February 22.
Local population centers turned into temporary ghost towns on Sunday as government-recommended lockdowns were implemented throughout the region, prompted by sporadic acts of violence that erupted in retaliation for the fall of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) capo Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho.
In Chapala, the Soriana supermarket was swamped with shoppers early Monday as many other grocery outlets, mom-and-pop stores and pharmacies began reopening their doors. Local restaurants and other commercial enterprises were likewise starting to get back in business throughout the day.
The Chapala government gave time off to administrative staff on Monday, though employees in essential services — including police, civil protection, firefighters, and medical care — remained on duty. Trash collection was also suspended on Monday.
With the state’s Código Rojo (Red Code) emergency protocols still in force, classroom attendance at all schools was suspended until Wednesday as a safety precaution. Bus and other public transportation services remained on hold until the alert was lifted as of Tuesday morning.
A status report released on Monday by the Chapala government press office confirmed that municipal firefighters extinguished flames at the Oxxo convenience stores located on Calles Hidalgo, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Plutarco Elías Calles in Atotonilquillo that were gutted by firebombs and declared total losses.
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