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Los Sueños – STATE OF EMERGENCY: Los Sueños Police Department Chief Galo Álvarez issues an emergency broadcast regarding the City of Los Sueños response to Hurricane Antonio. Massive property and environmental damage from the record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Antonio with windspeeds and rainfall reported to affect most areas of the county. Patrol units on high alert with stationed checkpoints. Fire Rescue Medical Triage Centers erected on perimeters of major hospitals where possible. Temporary homeless shelters set outside severely damaged areas and into the Sierra del Sueños mountains. Home invasion occurrences widespread and met with disaster response by LSPD SWAT.

Areas of confirmed looting and civil unrest:

GREENSIDE― Catastrophic storm damage. A large portion of homeless people are seeking shelter due to unsafe conditions on the streets. Keep doors and windows barricaded. Exercise extreme caution when interacting with unknown people on properties.

213 PARK— Major storm damage. Evidence of gang related activity proliferating, possibility for gang related violence unusually high. Avoid any display of gang-related affiliation and beware of groups of individuals in the street. Remain indoors and away from windows or other fragile surfaces.

REDWOOD― Limited storm damage. Organized movement of possible looters identified in region. Keep gates or any fencing closed and locked with valuables secured. Keep power generators in secure but well-ventilated areas. Activate any anti-theft measures. Maintain any private security detail on elevated alert. Monitor and submit evidence of suspicious activity to police.

Several recent shipments of FN 509 pistols, MP17s and DDM4 PDWs are now being outfitted to tactical officers to accommodate the heightened security necessary for disaster response within the zone’s close quarters, unpredictable environments.

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URGENT — WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL METEROLOGICAL SERVICE LOS SUENOS CA 07:52 AM PST TUE FEB 17.

HURRICANE ANTONIO HAS NOW BEEN UPGRADED TO A CATEGORY 5 STORM. ANTONIO’S PATH IS BEING MONITORED, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A HURRICANE POSSESSING UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH... SURPASSING THE INTENSITY OF THE SAN DIEGO HURRICANE OF 1858.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LARGE PARTS OF LOS SUENOS IS EXPECTED. CERTAIN AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOMES ARE EXPECTED TO SUFFER EXTENSIVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL, LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. A FURTHER THIRD OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOMES ARE EXPECTED TO SUFFER ROOF AND WALL FAILURES OF VARYING SEVERITIES.

MANY KEY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BE RENDERED NON-FUNCTIONAL, WITH PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE EXPECTED. ANY WOOD-FRAMED LOW-RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS HAVE A HIGH CHANCE OF BEING DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW-RISE APARTMENTS SHOULD EXPECT MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH-RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT STRUCTURES WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY DURING THE STORM ...THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF INSTANCES OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. THE MAJORITY OF WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED, MANY OF WHICH WILL LAST FOR WEEKS. POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMER DESTRUCTION IS EXPECTED. WATER AND FOOD SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 175 AND 200 MPH ARE EXPECTED ONCE THE HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL 

HURRICANE ANTONIO IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. CIVILIANS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER AND ONLY VENTURE OUTSIDE UNDER THE MOST NECESSARY OF CONDITIONS. ONCE HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ONSET ... DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE!

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