He Hurricane Otis wreaked havoc in the famous Mexican tourist city of Acapulco, killing 27 people, according to the government, and causing widespread damage after one of the worst storms the country has ever endured.
Hurricane category 5 It hit Mexico on Wednesday, unleashing a brutal onslaught of winds that peaked at 260 km/h and gusts reaching 315 km/h.
The cyclone caused widespread destruction in Acapulcoflooding of public roads, tearing off the roofs of residential buildings and hotels, flooding of vehicles and disruption of communications, road and air traffic.
It was not until October 27, 48 hours after the massive impact, that estimates of the damage, estimated at billions of dollars, began.
This situation prompted the federal government to issue declaration of emergency in Guerrero, this means immediate resources are required to repair the damage.
In accordance with BloombergNews, Damage can reach 15 billion dollars, just in the Acapulco area.
Citing Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research, the economic publication warned there would be further losses as high tourist season In the region it is from December to March.
Regarding preventing this type of hurricane, the expert stated that there was no time for prevention.
“They were all taken by surprise– said Watson.
This position coincides with the explanation that President López Obrador gave on October 27, when he was questioned about whether the authorities regardless of whether they warned the population about the extent of Otis.
López Obrador denied that the strength of Hurricane Otis, which struck the Guerrero coast, was not reported in a timely manner, and explained the extent of the hurricane’s damage unpredictability of the phenomenon.
“They reported all the time, but did not imagine that it would be much stronger than they thought,” he said this Friday during a morning press conference at the National Palace.
The president said the National Hurricane Center issued warnings about the hurricane’s strength when it had not yet reached its maximum strength.
AMLO asks for navy and army support for Guerrero
Given the damage caused to Guerrero, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called for all support and assistance for victims of Hurricane Otis to be concentrated in the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) and the Mexican Navy (Semar), which set up a large collection center at the Chilpancingo military base.
“Directed support should be delivered to the Navy and the Department of Defense, and not delivered directly to Acapulco, so that we can gather all the support in Chilpancingo for don’t oversaturate the highway“, he said this Friday during a morning press conference at the National Palace.
AMLO explained that although traffic on the federal highway in the direction of Acapulco has already been restored, the movement of heavy vehicles is still prohibited.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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