One month after the passage of Hurricane Otisthe most powerful in the history of Mexico, the destruction prevails in Acapulco, where its residents criticize the late response of the Government to support more than 250 thousand victims.
The The streets of Acapulco, one of the most touristic cities in Mexico, are still full of garbageMost of the buildings on the coast have only preserved their skeletons, the houses on the hills remain full of mud, and many families have not yet found their relatives who disappeared that night amid the rain and wind or under the rubble.
The authorities, local, state and federal, assure that they are making every effort to help Acapulco recover and the people of Acapulco are working day and night with the same goal, but They say they need more help.
Residents of the highlands of Acapulco, many of whom lost their homes to landslides, They see the moment of return to normality very far awaysince the machines move very slowly, there aren’t enough of them, so they have to move to different parts of the city before they can get the job done.
In addition to not having a habitable home, some have lost several family members. The official figure is 50 dead and 30 missing.
On Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador visited Acapulco and vowed to rebuild the city “in a very short time”, defending his government’s response four weeks after Hurricane Otis, as residents protested the lack of support and persistence of missing people.
The Fitch agency estimated the catastrophic losses from the hurricane at 16 billion dollars, while business chambers predict two years and up to 300 billion pesos for the reconstruction of Acapulco.
Nevertheless, the president justified the budget of his government, which was 1.11 He estimated the compensation and social support at 61.313 million pesos.
The government has so far delivered 11,836 packages of household goods totaling 250,000, more than a million foodstuffs and They claim that they have started providing support of between 35,000 and 60,000 pesos to people with affected homes or businesses.
Businessman Jesús Zamora assured that it was facilities of tourist service providers are already registered but so far they have not received any financial assistance.
That’s what Teresa Colin, a neighbor of the Colosio neighborhood, says In their area was the delivery of things: a mattress, a stove, a set of pans, a blender, a refrigerator and a fan after the Secretariat for Social Welfare conducted a population census.
However, the most serious problem for her is that Water is still very scarce in that and other areas where the streets are still littered with garbage and many of the houses that collapsed have not been cleaned, which is why “people have already gotten sick.”
Finally, Zamora assured that, contrary to what López Obrador recently said, Acapulco will not be recovered until Decemberthe best season for tourism in Acapulco and the main source of income for a large part of its population.
“I would like my job to be full and for all my colleagues to have it. Not only because of me, the sailors have not earned a single peso for a month and on top of that they have lost all their property. Definitely not possible“Neither restaurants nor hotels will be restored in December,” he said.
The hoteliers predicted a 20% recovery of available accommodation in December and up to 50% for Easter.
“We want them (tourists) to come, but help us federal government so all jobs are restored and Acapulco shines again,” concluded the businessman.
Source: Panama America
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