On the other hand, the regional director of the National Water Commission (Conagua), Juan Gabriel Limón Lara, affirmed that the hurricane and cyclone season officially ended on November 30, with a total of 37 named cyclones , of which 22 were formed in the Pacific Ocean and 15 in the Atlantic Ocean.
He explained that although the cyclonic season was active until the second half of the year, in terms of effects on the state, most were due to occurrences of storms, cold fronts and heat waves.
In this regard, he said that from January 1 to December 20 of this year a total of seven declarations of emergency and natural disasters were registered, with a total of 87 affected municipalities, the most relevant being the one that occurred on August 16 that affected to the municipality of Villa Comaltitlán, where works are being carried out with the resources of the National Fund for Natural Disasters (Fonden).
He said that the winter season officially began this Friday, December 21 and will end on March 20, 2019, a period in which a total of 50 frontal systems are expected, of which 18 have been prevented and one more for the month December, as well as six cold fronts for the month of January 2019. Of the latter, five are expected to affect Chiapas.