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Veracruz Food Collection Center for Hurricane Otis Relief Efforts

After the passage of hurricane Otis In Guerrero, various states of Mexico have begun to show solidarity with the affected population and They have installed food collection centers; one of them is Veracruz. Here we tell you where you can donate.

In a joint press conference, Governor Cuiltáhuac García Jiménez and the president of the state DIF System, Rebeca Quinar Barceló, reported that the collection center is located in the facilities of the assistance organization.

State officials called on the Veracruz population to join this gesture of solidarity and drop off groceries and other essential items. The products that can be donated They are non-perishable foods, such as:

  • Agua
  • Milk powder
  • Oil
  • Rice
  • Bean
  • Sopa
  • Sugar
  • Café

Personal hygiene and cleaning items will also be received.in addition to work tools, medications with an expiration date of more than three months, pet food, clothing and footwear in good condition, blankets and sheets.

If you are interested in contributing your ‘grain of sand’, you must hurry, because Contributions will be received only until Sunday, October 29, in the offices located at Kilometer 1.5 of the Xalapa-Coatepec highway. You can go from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Hurricane Otis devastates Guerrero

He hurricane Otis entered Guerrero during the early hours of Wednesday, October 25 as a category 5 cyclone. The meteor impacted the state with maximum sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 315 kilometers per hour.

He is considered like one of the strongest hurricanes that have been recorded in the Mexican Pacific, so its effects were devastating in the entity, mainly in the port of Acapulco.

According to data from the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, after the passage of Otis at least 27 people died and four more are missing. In addition, thousands of people lost their homes; restoration, they say, will take time to achieve.

2023-10-27 03:46:51
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