B.C. travellers hunker down as violence flares in Mexican state of Sinaloa
Chilliwack residents Donna Arellano and their friends were all set to head out for a tour of the city from their resort Thursday morning, when the bus driver told them the excursion was cancelled due to the fighting.
U.S. State Department advises Americans against travel to Sinaloa, Mexico amid increased violence “It’s kind of scary to be honest, but what can we do? We’re here now, and it’s not safe for us to get out of the resort, that’s for sure,” she said. Arellano said the group was trying to make the most of the situation, swimming and going to the beach at the resort, where she said they feel safe. However the group was supposed to fly out Friday afternoon, and are uncertain about what happens next.Mark Lockhart/Submitted to Global News She said her airline hasn’t let them know if the flight will go ahead yet, adding she was nervous about the idea if the violence has yet to die down. “We have to travel from our resort to the airport for like half and hour and that’s on the highway,” she said. “It’s kind of scary because they shot one of the airplanes from Aeromexico this morning, from the other airport, they shot it. So that’s kind of scary for us.”Lockhart, too, said his travel plans were now up in the air. His party was meant to fly out Saturday, but he said he wasn’t sure if the airports would be back up and running by then.“It’s starting to look like that’s not going to happen. There’s rumours the airports are not going to be open until Monday now,” he said. “We’ll see what happens.” The federal government’s updated travel notice for the country notes “widespread violence and security operations” in Sinaloa state, particularly in Culiacan, Mazatlán, Los Mochis and Guasave. The advisory says the Culiacan and Mazatlán airports are closed and all flights have been suspended at the Los Mochis airport until further notice. Burning cars, gunfire and threats to essential infrastructure have been reported in the affected areas, officials added. Canadians in Sinaloa should stay put if possible, it said, and “avoid areas where demonstrations and large gatherings are taking place,” and to not cross road blockades that have been set up by either law enforcement or gang members.
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