Waves broke tree branches, swept chairs out to sea and left debris strewn in restaurant areas.
Waves six to seven meters high provoked by Hurricane Marie hit Stone Island with full force late Monday night and early Tuesday morning damaging 27 beachside restaurants and three hotels.
The intensity of the waves had employees rushing to carry chairs, tables and small palapas to high ground but what was left behind was totally or partially destroyed when incoming water swept over the sand, through the restaurants and onto the road behind the beach.
Cecilia Ayala of Carmalita’s Restaurant, said the waves broke tree branches, swept chairs out to sea and left debris strewn in restaurant areas.
Some of the damaged palapas will cost 150,000 pesos to repair, others 7,000 or 8,000 pesos.
Some of the damaged palapas will cost 150,000 pesos to repair, others 7,000 or 8,000 pesos. Owners have asked the Sinaloa Secretary of Tourism or other government agencies to help with the clean-up and expense.
Any profit realized from summer tourists this year will have to be invested in new structures and they are starting from zero, said a Restaurante Pili employee as he gathered debris from the restaurant floor.
High breaking waves also damaged restaurants and palapas on the beach along Av. Del Mar, including one palapa that disappeared after being hit by a wall of waves. All beaches in Mazatlán were closed beginning Monday and will not open until further notice.
The port remains closed until further notice for vessels under 500 tons.
(from Noroeste)
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