Three Guerrero municipalities will declare a state of emergency following Hurricane Erika.

ACAPULCO, Gro. (apro).- The municipalities of San Nicolás, Cuajinicuilapa, and Ometepec on the Costa Chica, affected by Hurricane Erika, will be considered in the federal government's emergency declaration, Governor Evelyn Salgado announced.

Meanwhile, the Guerrero government acknowledged, 24 hours later, the death of 1-year-old Ismael Morales Ramírez in the municipality of San Marcos.

His mother, Rosita Morales Ramírez, 16, tried to carry her son across the river in the Quinta Sección neighborhood, but the current swept them away. The mother was rescued unharmed, according to the preliminary damage report issued this Friday by the state's Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection Secretariat.

The governor was interviewed at a shelter in the Punta Maldonado community in the municipality of San Nicolás, where she stated that an assessment of the effects of the heavy rains has already been conducted, and that San Nicolás, Cuajinicuilapa, and Ometepec are the most affected municipalities.

The Morena member assured that the municipal and state governments will make the request, but it will be the National Civil Protection Coordinator who will determine which municipalities will be declared in an emergency.

He stated that he will not request additional funds for the rehabilitation of roads and highways because, in his opinion, they did not suffer major damage from the hurricane.

According to the preliminary report from the state Civil Protection Agency, as of June 20, one person died and five were rescued, with 248 people injured, and four homes collapsed.

On the roads, 60 landslides, three bridge collapses, 17 road closures, and 220 fallen trees were reported.

In addition, 11 power poles were downed. Regarding the damage to the shelters installed on the beaches of the Costa Chica, the agency reported that damage is still being assessed in the municipalities of Cuajinicuilapa, Igualapa, Marquelia, and Florencio Villarreal.

A tour of La Bocana and Barra de Tecoanapa beaches in Marquelia revealed that at least 50 palapas and restaurant kitchens were destroyed by gusts of wind and high waves.