The city of Mexicali announced the opening of two shelters in rural areas in order to provide services to the most vulnerable residents.
City First Lady Margarita de Sanchez said the shelters opened in Benito Juarez town and Guadalupe Victoria town.
The shelters were opened Sunday as temperatures will remain high during the next days.
The shelters open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Residents can get medical attention, food, hygiene items and water.
The city has also opened a temporary shelter at colonia Guajardo neighborhood west of the Civic Center.
Firefighters, police officers and emergency management personnel have joined the coordinated effort to transport those who need special support.
Police officer and two others die in accident
A Mexicali police officer died early Monday in a two-vehicle accident reported in a state highway, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
The fatal accident was reported at 4:19 am at state highway 3 by Mazón Guerrero rural town.
Authorities said two other victims were found on scene near a white 1995 Ford Explorer with California plates.
One of the fatal victims was a 40-year-old woman and a male whose age was not reported.
The police officer was identified as Jose Manuel Valle Camacho, 30.
The police agent was found dead inside a blue 2010 Chevrolet Silverado with Sinaloa plates.
A 25-year-old woman was located unconscious inside the pickup truck, the police said.
Man indicted for robbery
An individual was indicted Monday by a state judge for his alleged involvement in a residential robbery, said the Attorney General’s office.
Authorities identified the suspect as Fabricio Antonio “Doe,” 25, who was apparently involved in the July 3 robbery reported at Fraccionamiento Oasis 3 subdivision.
The agency said the suspect and an accomplice presumably entered a residence located at Abundancia Street while a female resident was sleeping.
The suspects were exiting the scene when the victim woke up.
The suspects demanded money from the victim.
The resident called the police while the suspects inspected another area.
Police officers arrested the suspect after a vehicle chase that ended at Islas Agrarias highway in northeastern Mexicali.
The judge ruled to keep the suspect in jail while on trial and gave detectives two months to close the investigation.
