People in Los Cabos are in need of help, in particular water, medicine, food and gasoline.
Tourists and residents airlifted from Los Cabos to Mazatlán yesterday on federal air force and navy planes told reporters at Mazatlán´s Rafael Buelna airport that no one was prepared for the destruction caused by category 4 Hurricane Odile that slammed into Los Cabos in Baja California Sur last weekend.
Practically everything is destroyed, commented one Los Cabos resident who was flying to Guadalajara to stay with family.
People in Los Cabos are in need of help, in particular water, medicine, food and gasoline the passengers told media. Unguarded stores are being looted not only for food but looters are taking advantage of the absence of security to steal whatever they can, they added.
Practically everything is destroyed, commented one Los Cabos resident who was flying to Guadalajara to stay with family.
In a front page story, Noroeste reported that four days after Hurricane Odile Los Cabos is still without electricity, food and water causing unrest and fights among those trying to obtain the basic necessities for their families.
Self-serve and grocery stores such as Oxxo, Soriana, MegaCommercial, and Walmart have been looted by hungry residents looking for food. Only Costco, closed and guarded by soldiers, was untouched.
Baja Sur authorities said they arrested three people for theft and have put in place a security operation to avoid looters and thefts from destroyed private homes.
Speaking to media, Mazatlán Mayor Carlos Felton said the municipality has set up three reception areas for anyone wishing to donate supplies to the residents of Los Cabos: the DIF office in municipal hall, municipal offices on Constitución and Rosales and Bosque de la Ciudad.
People can also drop off their donations at the Noroeste office on Av. Benemérito de las Américas.
The federal government issued a statement yesterday saying 5,000 tourists have been evacuated and they are attending to 11,000 people who have taken refuge in shelters. Restoration of electricity in Baja California Sur is progressing, but slowly in Los Cabos, the zone most affected by Odile.
(from Noroeste)
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