A caravan of families and merchants affected by the passage of the Hurricane Otiswhich devastated the tourist city of Acapulcoarrived in the Mexican capital on Monday to demand that the government provide more resources for the thousands of victims and the hundreds of Hotels and businesses that were destroyed as a result of the powerful category 5 cyclone that left 47 dead and several dozen missing.
The mobilization, promoted by opponents, started on Sunday from Acapulco and culminated in front of the government palace where dozens of protesters demanded from the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, greater attention to the problems faced by the tourist city where failures in services persist. public 12 days after the hurricane.
In a speech, the opposition Evodio Velázquez, former mayor of Acapulco and member of the caravan, asked the government to declare the tourist town as “national priority”.
During his morning conference, López Obrador downplayed the march and attributed it to the “opportunism” and “politics” of some adversaries. He mentioned, among them, Senator Xóchilt Gálvez, who will be the candidate of an opposition coalition for next year’s presidential elections.
López Obrador affirmed on Monday that his government has sufficient resources to address the devastation left by Otis and announced that after conversations with several businessmen and leaders of the tourism sector it was agreed that between March and April of next year at least 35 hotels in Acapulco will be reopened. .
The government reported last week that it will provide some US$3.7 billion to provide aid to families, small business owners and hoteliers affected by Otis.
The authorities estimate that the powerful category 5 hurricane, which hit the Mexican Pacific coast on October 25, affected 250,000 homes, 120 hospitals and clinics and more than 80% of the shops and hotel infrastructure of Acapulco.
The president said that 10,000 National Guard troops will be assigned to provide permanent security in the port city of one million inhabitants, which in the past was the most glamorous tourist destination but which over the years has partly lost its luster. by the action of criminal groups.
Source: Gestion
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