Authorities in Jalisco, Michoacan and Guanajuato reported at least 14 people were killed Sunday, including seven National Guard troops, as videos circulating on social media showed tourists walking on beaches with smoke rising in the distance.
The US State Department has issued a shelter-in-place order due to ‘ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity’ that encompasses vacation hotspots like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.
But tourists trapped at resorts in those cities have warned that the hotels are down to ‘the last bit of food,’ with one guest claiming they are ‘just sort of surviving off granola bars.’
Guests reported that hotel kitchens and nearby restaurants are shut down, according to CNN, leaving many worried about where they will get meals in the coming days.
Some vacationers who had early Sunday morning flights managed to get home, but others are now locked down at the airport after most domestic and international flights were canceled in both Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.
MOst domestic and international flights were canceled at Puerto Vallarta airport on Sunday
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Cartel boss Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was killed during a shoot-out in his home state of Jalisco as the Mexican military attempted to capture him.
