With the support of federal and local authorities, the Governor of Hidalgo, Julio Menchaca Salazar, visited the municipalities of Xochiatipan, Huautla and Atlapexco to supervise the comprehensive care provided in the Hidalgo Huasteca after the torrential rains that affected different locations.
“We have the commitment of the federal government, I make the commitment of the state government, together with the municipal presidents, to confront this situation with great strength, with great energy,” stated the state representative when reporting that The delivery of food and economic support continues. In addition to carrying out a census, planning various social programs and relocating affected families.
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In that sense, recognized the efforts of thousands of public servants who work in the 28 affected municipalities: “Today there are no colors, there is immense affection for our land, for our youth, for the next generations, to leave our communities in the best possible conditions,” he expressed.
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For his part, Pablo Octavio Olvera Sánchez, general director of the SICT-Hidalgo Centerspecified that, in coordination with the state administration, from the first day the machinery and specialized personnel were deployed to restore communication on various roads.
In terms of healthAlejandrina Ortegarepresentative of the Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers (ISSSTE) in Hidalgodetailed that around 150 doctors from other entities went to 15 Hidalgo municipalities to provide care to affected families.
Natividad Castrejón ValdezSecretary of Public Education, reported that throughout the state there was damage to 203 schoolsof which 11 are located in Xochiatipan, Huautla and Atlapexcowhere the cleaning work is already being carried out; In addition, he invited the population to take a moment to begin emotional reconstruction in the face of the losses suffered.
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Napoleon González Pérez, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Developmentsaid that the government of Hidalgo will directly support producers in the face of the loss of their livestock and cropsmainly from corn, beans, oranges and coffee in the Huasteca of Hidalgo.
In this regard, Erika Hernández Ramírez, municipal president of Xochiatipan; and the mayors of Huautla and AtlapexcoJorge Alberto Hernández Cortés and Juan de Dios Nochebuena Hernández, respectively, thanked the governments of Mexico and Hidalgo for the support, as well as the combined efforts of the communities to be able to move forward.