A month after the rains that hit the center and the Huasteca of Mexicothere is still
communities that remain incommunicadoin the middle of already dry mud, rubble, waiting for support that for many is still insufficient or non-existent and in the middle of an alert for the arrival of the Cold Front 13which will cause rain in that region and lower temperatures.
The uncertainty of the inhabitants grows, given the alert of the National Water Commission (Conagua) for Veracruz, Puebla e Hidalgoso command posts were installed to coordinate prevention actions.
The authorities of this last state announced the suspension of classes in all
levels in 34 municipalities; In addition, they activated various shelters.
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The Ministry of Public Education (SEP) Puebla reported that 14 thousand 789 schools
public and privatelocated in the northern and northeastern mountains, the valleys of Serdán and
Atlixco, Mixteca and the Angelópolis area will not attend classrooms today either.
The Veracruz University announced that this day, classes will be virtual in the areas: Poza Rica-Tuxpan, Veracruz-Boca del Río, Coatzacoalcos-Minatitlán and Xalapaas a preventive measure against the effects of cold front 13.
Cold Front arrives in the midst of the contingency that does not end
These states were the most affected by the floods – which left at least 83 people died and a variable number of missing– the majority in Veracruz (35) and Hidalgo (22).
The census of the Welfare Secretariat counted more than 100 thousand homes affected in the five entitieswith Veracruz in the lead (more than 52 thousand), followed by Puebla (more than 11 thousand).
In the territory of Veracruz, until the official report of the last November 4There are still four or five communities incommunicado, out of 110 at the beginning of the tragedy.
According to official sources, the inhabitants are supplied with food and medicine by helicopters that lower the supplies with ropes and, in turn, receive the residents’ requests by the same means.
There are also towns in Hidalgo, such as Chapula y Tianguistengothat the damages
caused the exodus of almost all of its inhabitants and that 50 communities report that they remain isolated.
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Poza Rica: Slow advance
In Poza Rica, some residents accuse slow progress in cleaning and the delivery of support from the federal government.
They demand more help from the three levels to remove waste, since for three
Infections have been recorded for weeks and they seek to avoid a health crisis.