Hoy Wednesday, September 4th are fulfilled 315 days that the Hurricane Otis made landfall in AcapulcoGuerrero, the violence continues and in a new day, a woman was murdered with 10 bullets.
More than 10 months after Hurricane Otis hit Acapulco and Coyuca de Benítez, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) assured that the delivery of supplies has concluded; in addition, support has been provided to more than 300 thousand homes.
As of June 17, the last date on which the federal government provided official information, the State Attorney General’s Office has not modified the official figures of deaths and missing persons due to the hurricane, so remains at: 52 dead and 31 missing in Acapulco and Coyuca de Benitez.
Violence in Acapulco: Day leaves 2 dead
A new one violent day It was recorded in Acapulco that left 2 muertos during the last 24 hours.
According to reports, armed men They shot 2 women and 2 men in the urban area of Acapulco; two of them died.
In a first incident, reported at 4:30 p.m. near the Hogar Moderno neighborhood, two women were attacked by armed men, behind the back of the DIF Acapulco; one Woman died after being shot 10 timeswhile the second was injured.
In a second incident reported at 9:15 p.m. in the Progreso neighborhood, armed men on a motorcycle fired at a laundry, leaving one man dead and another injured.
Acapulco residents take water wells and leave the Diamante area without service
Residents of the communities of La Barrera and Lomas de Chapultepec in Acapulco They took the water wells and they left no service to the Diamond area.
According to reports, the protesters They demanded payment of 5 million pesos from the Acapulco governmentto free the wells of the Lomas de Chapultepec water catchment system.
In this regard, Mayor Abelina López stressed that money will not be “given away” when specific works have been carried out for the communities that took the water wells.
“If we are referring to actions for Lomas de Chapultepec, we have done up to five projects, otherwise, asking me for money is extortion and I do not have money to give, I do not have money to be giving away”
Mayor of Acapulco, Abelina Lopez Rodriguez.
It should be noted that for 5 days the housing complexes in the Diamante tourist area, among others, They do not have drinking water. It is about:
- Guerrero 200
- Luis Donaldo Colosio
- Diamond Navy
As well as the subdivisions of:
- The Breezes
- Breezes Guitarron
- To the picture
- Alfredo V Bonfil
- Naval Zone
- IX Military Region
- Marques Port
López also stressed that the residents claim that, since the water pipes pass through their communities, they should be paid the money they demand.
However, he stressed that “when the water line was built in 2012, it was done by the federal government and the state government. To date, there must have been an agreement, but we do not have that document because it was not done with the municipality.”
He also explained that after 12 years the legal claim has already prescribed as indicated by the same law.
Acapulco will host the 2025 Mexican Tennis Open
Mextenis authorities confirmed, along with the head of the Guerrero Tourism Secretariat, Simón Quiñones Orozco, that Acapulco will be Headquarters of the Mexican Open Tennis Championshipto be held from February 24 to March 1, 2025.
Quiñones Orozco assured that by February 2025 it is expected that Acapulco will have at least 16 thousand hotel roomsof which around 3,800 will be available in the Diamond Zone, while 8,200 in the Gold Zone.
“The reactivation and reconstruction of Acapulco continues and is in a constant process of transformation of the environment, thanks to the affection that tourists have for this great destination in Mexico, because we can assure that we have loyal and supportive tourists, and thanks to these tourists, businessmen and investors continue to invest, bringing international events such as the Mexican Tennis Open, which is one of the most important sporting events in Mexico.”
Simon Quiñones Orozco, head of the Guerrero Tourism Secretariat
2024-09-04 16:22:50