Desolation, oblivion and pain marked the first anniversary of the arrival of the powerful and devastating hurricane Otis traditional and emblematic Acapulcoin Guerrero.
In the Francisco Villa neighborhood of this port, where eight people died after the impact of cyclone category, between October 24 and 25, there are houses that are still in rubble, as well as an important part of the Diamond area.
In the dwelling most affected, the eight crosses remain with the names of the deceased people, a motorcycle helmet and some dolls of the minors who lost their lives with the hurricane.
Mercedes Santos Chinitowho lost his mother and another family member, said that one year after the hurricane, it has been a complicated stage that affected him psychologically. “I am in therapy because it is a very difficult process for me and I am trying to get ahead without them and only with a very beautiful memory,” he expressed.
WE MISS A LOT: NEIGHBORS
Ramiro Apreza is a neighbor of the Diamante area, he and his family had to leave their home for a month after the arrival of Otis. “Where I live, basically all the condominiums in that area are uninhabitable or just being rebuilt, but it is going very slowly and this issue of recovery based on whether they can already be habitable, the truth is that there is still a long, long time to go.”
For the professional engineer, at most there is a 50 percent progress in the reconstruction, “In fact, there are still damaged restaurants, closed hotels that are no longer going to open.”
Appreciation considers that the recovery of Acapulco It will take decades, it will be very difficult for the port to recover. “I know that politicians sometimes act like we are ready, but you go to a restaurant and it has no roof, you go to a plaza and there are no floors. There are no escalators; “You go to the park and everything is damaged.”
A MEMORY FOR THE VICTIMS
Family, friends and Catholic faithful attended a mass aboard a boat in the harbor bay, to commemorate all hurricane victims.
They delivered a floral offering that was thrown into the sea, where the Virgin of the Seas is located, near the island of La Roqueta.