Groups of angry, desperate residents began blocking the only entrances to the hurricane ravaged resort of Acapulco to demand food and water after three days of going without
Groups of angry, desperate residents on Friday began blocking the only two entrances to the hurricane ravaged resort of Acapulco to demand food and water, three days after a Category 5 storm ripped through the city, leaving thousands without access to basic necessities. As Mexico’s military leaders on Friday listed the aid that was beginning to pour into the city – thousands of packages of basic necessities, water, medical personnel – most area residents had yet to see it.
Farther down the road, dozens of angry residents of the hamlet of Lucio Cabañas, on the outskirts of Acapulco, carried out the threat of blocking the road. They pushed past National Guard troops at a toll plaza and shoved traffic barriers across the remaining lanes into the city, holding up signs reading “we need aid.” “We have gone three days without water, food, electricity, without anything,” said protest leader Juan Andrés Guerrero. “We have been forgotten by everyone.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Mexico's Acapulco grows desperate for help after Hurricane Otis ravaged the areaThe Category 5 storm slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast early Wednesday, killing at least 27 people, with at least four still missing.
Leer más »
Hurricane Otis batters Acapulco, rips across southern Pacific coast before weakeningHurricane Otis ripped through Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a powerful Category 5 storm, tearing through buildings in the resort city of Acapulco, ravaging roads and leaving large swaths of the southwestern state of Guerrero without power or cellphone service.
Leer más »
Hurricane Otis batters Acapulco, rips across southern Pacific coast before becoming tropical stormIt made landfall near the resort town of Acapulco.
Leer más »
Hurricane Otis' Category 5 'nightmare scenario' knocks out all communications in Acapulco, MexicoAs Otis kept strengthening and neared the coast, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned that a 'nightmare scenario' was unfolding.
Leer más »
Hurricane Otis Hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Cuts Off AcapulcoHurricane Otis hit near the beach-resort destination of Acapulco early Wednesday as a Category 5 storm. The storm cut off communications, damaged roads and forced airport closures. Photo: Marco Ugarte/Associated Press
Leer más »
Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipatingExperts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.
Leer más »