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Mexican government offers balance of aid to Otis victims

Mexican government offers balance of aid to Otis victims
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November 6 |

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, presented this Saturday a balance of the actions that his government has implemented to assist the population affected by the devastating hurricane Otis in the tourist port of Acapulco, Guerrero, which left 47 dead.

“We continue to be vigilant in Acapulco. Electricity service has been restored, 52 gas stations are open and LP gas is being distributed,” wrote the Mexican president, who this weekend traveled to the southeast of the country to supervise the progress of the Mayan Train and other infrastructure works.

López Obrador detailed that the census of victims reached 150,000 homes, which “will receive support to build or improve their homes, including household goods”.

“Today (Saturday), the Armed Forces delivered 20,397 food supplies and 120,000 liters of water and this will be the case every day until it is necessary,” said the head of state.

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The National Coordination of Civil Protection (CNPC) informed this Saturday that the number of missing persons rose to 59 after the passage of hurricane Otis in Guerrero, while the death toll remains at 47.

The Secretary of Economy, Raquel Buenrostro, confirmed that the first basic food baskets for the victims of Acapulco are already being distributed and that an average of 40,000 food baskets per day are scheduled to be delivered next week.

The state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) reported that 93 percent of the electrical infrastructure on the coast of Guerrero has been restored 10 days after the devastating hurricane Otis, which hit the state as category 5, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

“The remaining 7 percent corresponds to houses, buildings and other establishments that, due to the damage they suffered, are not in conditions to receive electricity supply,” the CFE said in a statement.

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