Mexican officials say they are moving supplies into Acapulco and getting people out of the devastated city three days after Hurricane Otis pummeled Mexico’s Pacific coast.
from SAT 11:00 PM PDT until MON 10:00 PM PDT, Orange County Coastal, Orange County Inland, Riverside County Mountains, San Bernardino County Mountains, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, Santa Ana Mountains and FoothillsOfficials said Friday that they are moving supplies into Acapulco and getting people out of the devastated city three days after Hurricane Otis pummeled Mexico's Pacific coast.
"Nature, the creator, protected us, even from the fury of the hurricane, it appears, López Obrador said. "We still have to wait to have all of the information about the missing people."Large swaths of Acapulco remained without electricity and thus without potable water because the pumps were not running, officials said.
Some 10,000 "packages" of appliances – refrigerators, stoves, mattresses -- had already been collected by the government and were ready to distribute to families who need them.Despite hopes of incoming aid by many in Acapulco, the coastal city of 1 million once known for its beachside glamour was still in a state of complete chaos by the end of Thursday.
Dozens of desperate tourists, tired of waiting for buses out of the city, walked along the narrow sidewalks through the long car tunnel under the mountain dividing the port from the rest of the city. They pulled suitcases and some carried children.before slamming into the coast early Wednesday, and the Mexican government deployed around 10,000 troops to deal with the aftermath. But equipment to move tons of mud and fallen trees from the streets was slow in arriving.
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