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☆ Kidnapped in Mexico: I Am One of the Missing Who Survived - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Manuel Bayo Gisbert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Scroll In June 2020 I was kidnapped by armed men and heldfor ransom. Photographs and text by Manuel Bayo Gisbert I was kidnapped by armed menand held for ransom. In Mexico we say that when you see or experience something painful it can make us sick with horror. I turned to the families of the missing people of Mexico. In Mexico, We Harvest Pain and DeathOn Aug. 19, 2023, three years after I was kidnapped, my uncle Fernando Bayo was taken by four armed men in Acapulco.

Persons: Manuel Bayo Gisbert, Manuel Bayo, Ivonne’s, Hilda, Cheli’s, Rafael, Miguel Ángel, Justina’s, Abelardo, Lucio Cabañas, Cirino, “, ”, Práxedes Giner Durán, Álvarez, Juárez, —, Felipe Calderón, Calderón's, she’s, …, Pachuca … It’s, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, López Obrador, Fernando Bayo Organizations: Mexico City, Mexican Army, Mexican, …, Pachuca …, National, Brigade, Residents, Inter, American, Human, Signals, National Search Brigade Locations: Leer, español, Mexico, Parres, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, El Conchero, El Ticuí, Ciudad Madera, Chihuahua, Atoyac, Ciudad Juarez, Texas, …, Pachuca, Veracruz, of Mexico, Ayotzinapa, U.S, Yecapixtla, Acapulco, Tihuatlán, Santiago, Mexico City

☆ An Arms Smugger, a Daring Heist, and the Birth of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. "It went against the grain to buck the same government we had fought to preserve only a few years before," Hank Greenspun recalled. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

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☆ 'America's greatest gift to Israel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

As the country's founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, once declared, "America's greatest gift to Israel was Al Schwimmer." Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

☆ Mexico High Schoolers Take up Arms After Village Kidnappings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

Violence has recently escalated in Guerrero, one of the poorest states in Mexico. In Ayahualtempa, four members of a local family have been missing since Friday when they were kidnapped, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office said. "We're not going to allow them to kidnap us any more, or for people to keep disappearing," Toribio said. This is not the first time minors have been armed in Guerrero, where authorities have struggled to counter powerful drug trafficking gangs. (Reporting by Javier Verdin in Acapulco and Diego Oré in Mexico City, Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

Persons: Javier Verdin, Diego Oré, Antonio Toribio, We're, Toribio, Isabel Woodford, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Familia Locations: Diego Oré ACAPULCO, Mexico, Ayahualtempa, Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25, but apparently that hasn’t stopped the violence this week. The main Acapulco business chamber reported that gang threats and attacks have caused about 90% of the city’s passenger vans to stop running, affecting the resort’s main form of transport. The chamber said the violence was forcing businesses to close early on Thursday and Friday. The government has pledged to build about three dozen barracks for the quasi-military National Guard in Acapulco. But even with throngs of troops now on the streets, the drug gang violence that has beset Acapulco for almost two decades appears to have continued.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, hasn’t, “, ”, Alejandro Martínez Sidney, Sidney Organizations: MEXICO CITY, National Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Services, Local, National Guard Locations: MEXICO, Acapulco

☆ 2023 Hurricane Season Ends, Marked by Storms That ‘Really Rapidly Intensified’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( William B. Davis | Judson Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

During the Atlantic hurricane season, 20 storms formed, seven of which reached hurricane strength, meaning sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour. Storms that experienced rapid intensification Rapid intensification Atlantic storms Extremely rapid intensification Lee 150 m.p.h. wind speed Hilary Lidia 100 50 0 4 0 6 8 2 10 12 14 16 Days since start of storm Atlantic storms Rapid intensification Extremely rapid intensification Lee 150 m.p.h. Despite its strength, the slightly cooler waters near Mexico’s Baja Peninsula would rapidly weaken Hilary to a tropical storm. The background graphic shows the storm moving from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane before making landfall on Oct. 25.

Persons: El Niño, ” James P, ”, Kossin, Otis, Hilary Lidia 100, Philip Klotzbach, Klotzbach, Hurricanes Lee, Idalia, Hilary, Hurricane Hilary, “, Eric Blake Organizations: Canada New York United States Houston, Canada New York United States, Houston, Canada New York United, Canada New York United States Los, PACIFIC, ATLANTIC, Eastern, OCEAN United, OCEAN United States Los, OCEAN United States Los Angeles Houston mexico Mexico City, Atlantic, University of Wisconsin, El, Pacific, National, Colorado State University, East, Hurricanes, Hurricane, U.S, National Hurricane Center Locations: Canada, Canada New York United States Houston Miami mexico Cuba Mexico, Houston Miami mexico Cuba Mexico, Canada New York United States, PACIFIC OCEAN, Miami mexico Cuba Mexico, Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, OCEAN United States, OCEAN United States Los Angeles Houston mexico Mexico, Eastern, North America, Pacific, Madison, Florida, United States, Florida’s Big Bend, Cuba, Caribbean, Cancun, Gulf, Mexico, Bend, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, California, Peninsula, Baja California, Southern California, Death, Acapulco

☆ Airbnb hosts both love and loathe Christmas as they try to make as much money as possible: 'It's something we count on for the winter months'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Advertisement"It's something we count on for the winter months," Johnson told Business Insider. Hosts like Johnson will charge as much as they need to — so it's no shock your Christmastime Airbnb costs a pretty penny. Courtesy of AirDNAAirDNA data shows the last week of the year is typically the second highest-income week for short-term rentals, surpassed only by the Fourth of July. But for Thanksgiving, it was listed for $1,500 to $1,700 per night; around Christmas, it will go for $2,000 to $2,300 a night.

Persons: —, Melinda Johnson, Johnson, they'd, Jamie Lane, Lane, Austin Weinerman, Weinerman, Ryan Villines Organizations: Service, nab, Business Locations: Tennessee, Smoky, Angeles, South Florida, Warsaw , Missouri, Acapulco

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first-ever tropical storm warning for the coast of California and hurricane warnings as far north as Nova Scotia is coming to a close Thursday night. “The 2023 hurricane season does show that we can get impacts just about everywhere," said Michael Brennan, director of the hurricane center. A year earlier, a strong storm surge during Hurricane Ian resulted in multiple deaths and significant destruction across southwest Florida. She said she's more than relieved hurricane season is ending. “So it's either hurricane season, or you're getting ready for the next hurricane season," he said.

Persons: —, Michael Brennan, Hurricane Lee, Hurricane Otis, ” Brennan, Brennan, Ian, Danielle DeLoach, Nicole, DeLoach, “, they’re, ” DeLoach, they'll, ___ Fischer Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Hurricane, Florida Gulf, U.S . East, Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Locations: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Miami, California, Nova Scotia, Southern California, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, U.S . East Coast, New England, Mexico, Acapulco, Atlantic, Gulf Coast of Florida, Florida's, Tropic Shores, Daytona Beach Shores

☆ Slow Acapulco Recovery After Hurricane Fans Fears Over Livelihoods
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Lopez Obrador has launched a $3.4 billion recovery plan and pledged to get Acapulco back on its feet quickly, but local businesses say time is fast running out for this year. "Acapulco lives off just three seasons: December, which is the biggest for us, Easter, and a bit of summer. Business groups have estimated the damage at around $16 billion in Acapulco, which is the biggest city in Guerrero, one of Mexico's poorest states. The hurricane battered Acapulco's airport, and international flights are not due to resume until next year. (Reporting by Troy Merida and Raquel Cunha; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Persons: Troy Merida, Raquel Cunha ACAPULCO, Hurricane Otis, Otis, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, we're, Jesus Zamora, Roberto Buenfil, Emiliano Zapata, Raquel Cunha, Valentine Hilaire, Leslie Adler Organizations: Security Locations: Acapulco, Guerrero

Below the shattered windows of the high-rise hotels in downtown Acapulco, people walk alongside towering hills of garbage bags filled with rotting food and debris, from mattresses to Christmas decorations. Volunteer firefighters from distant states clear the waste, wiping away swarms of cockroaches from their arms. Miles from the coastal beachside resorts, Elizabeth Del Valle, 43, listened as her teenage daughter Constanza Sotelo, described the “mountains of trash” still blocking many streets surrounding their home. “We have no way to find face masks to keep ourselves healthy,” said Ms. Del Valle. “We expect that we’re going to get an infection from the smell, from the garbage.”Weeks after Hurricane Otis shocked forecasters and government officials by intensifying rapidly into the strongest storm to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast and devastate much of Acapulco, residents say they now face an unfolding public health disaster.

Persons: Miles, Elizabeth Del Valle, Constanza Sotelo, ”, Del, “, Hurricane Otis Locations: Acapulco, Del Valle, Coast

ACAPULCO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - One month since Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco, fears for the local economy stalk the Mexican beach resort with businesses saying efforts to repair the damage have been too slow to save a vital part of the tourist season: December. Lopez Obrador has launched a $3.4 billion recovery plan and pledged to get Acapulco back on its feet quickly, but local businesses say time is fast running out for this year. "Acapulco lives off just three seasons: December, which is the biggest for us, Easter, and a bit of summer. "By the December season we won't even have 50% of hotels running, so even if we wanted to have more tourists, we couldn't host them," he added. Business groups have estimated the damage at around $16 billion in Acapulco, which is the biggest city in Guerrero, one of Mexico's poorest states.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Otis, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, we're, Jesus Zamora, Roberto Buenfil, Emiliano Zapata, Troy Merida, Raquel Cunha, Valentine Hilaire, Leslie Adler Organizations: Security, Thomson Locations: ACAPULCO, Acapulco, Guerrero

☆ Las tripulaciones de los yates de Acapulco se hundieron con sus barcos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Zolan Kanno-Youngs | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Damaged boats washed onto the shore this month in Acapulco, Mexico. Credit... Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez Organizations: Reuters Locations: Acapulco, Mexico

☆ Analysis-In Mexico, Gender Balance Push Puts Political Parties in Unfamiliar Bind
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Since 2018, Congress has been split 50-50, and nine of 31 state governors are now women - up from only one woman state governor five years ago. SET IN STONEThe push that also saw Lopez Obrador opt for gender parity in his first cabinet has ushered in a broader shift that looks very likely to yield Mexico's first woman president next year. Carla Humphrey, an INE commissioner who has helped lead the charge for equal representation, said the watershed dates back to gender parity recommendations enshrined in law in the 1990s. They were buttressed by 2012 changes that meant parties could have candidates disqualified if the rules were not met. Since 2019, Mexico's constitution requires gender parity in all elected positions.

Persons: David Alire Garcia, Clara Brugada, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Andres Manuel Lopez, Brugada, Garcia Harfuch, Violeta Vazquez, Rojas, " Vazquez, MORENA, Olga Sanchez Cordero, Lopez, Carla Humphrey, We've, Humphrey, Margo Glantz, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Evelyn Salgado, Glantz, Salgado, Hurricane Otis, Dave Graham Organizations: David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY, Mexico City mayoral, Regeneration, Mexico City, Senate Locations: Mexico, MORENA, Mexican, Oaxaca, America, Caribbean, Guerrero, Hurricane, Acapulco

On the night Hurricane Otis barreled into Acapulco, Mexico, Saúl Parra Morales received a video that only hours before would have seemed unbelievable. For days, forecasters had predicted little more than a tropical storm. But Mr. Parra Morales watched in horror as his brother filmed the deafening gusts of wind and waves cracking against the deck of the Litos, the yacht where he worked and that proved no match for what became the most powerful storm to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast. “This is getting more intense,” Mr. Parra Morales’s brother, Fernando Esteban Parra Morales, said in the video. “We are nervous, but we are safe.”

Persons: Saúl Parra Morales, Parra Morales, Mr, Parra Morales’s, Fernando Esteban Parra Morales Locations: Acapulco, Mexico, Coast

☆ Frustration Grows in Search for Acapulco Sailors Lost in Hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Troy MeridaACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Families of Mexican sailors missing since Hurricane Otis last month devastated the seaside resort of Acapulco are pleading for more help in the search for loved ones, frustrated by a lack of progress and government assistance. In Acapulco, many sailors jumped on their moored boats to sail them to what they believed were safer parts of the bay as storms move in. Susana Ramos Villa, 32, said people who cannot afford to go out to sea to search for relatives need government assistance. Alejandro Alexander González, an Acapulco Port official, said between 30-40 people are looking for missing sailors. "Before we begin to remove the larger vessels, the yachts, we're doing an intense search to locate bodies," he said.

Persons: Troy Merida, Hurricane Otis, Otis, Yesenia Soriano, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Susana Ramos Villa, Villa, Alejandro Alexander González, Drazen Jorgic, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Hurricane, Mexican Navy, Acapulco Port, Mexican Association of Insurance Companies Locations: Troy Merida ACAPULCO, Mexico, Acapulco, Mexican

☆ Frustration grows in search for Acapulco sailors lost in hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Troy Merida | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Families of Mexican sailors missing since Hurricane Otis last month devastated the seaside resort of Acapulco are pleading for more help in the search for loved ones, frustrated by a lack of progress and government assistance. In Acapulco, many sailors jumped on their moored boats to sail them to what they believed were safer parts of the bay as storms move in. Susana Ramos Villa, 32, said people who cannot afford to go out to sea to search for relatives need government assistance. Alejandro Alexander González, an Acapulco Port official, said between 30-40 people are looking for missing sailors. "Before we begin to remove the larger vessels, the yachts, we're doing an intense search to locate bodies," he said.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Otis, Yesenia Soriano, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Susana Ramos Villa, Villa, Alejandro Alexander González, Troy Merida, Drazen Jorgic, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Hurricane, Mexican Navy, Acapulco Port, Mexican Association of Insurance Companies, Thomson Locations: ACAPULCO, Mexico, Acapulco, Mexican

☆ Climate change: Countries’ emissions plans put the world ‘wildly off track’ to contain heating, UN assessment shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

This reveals a stark gap between the course nations are charting and what science says is needed to avert the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. The hurricane’s intensification — a phenomenon linked to climate change — was among the fastest forecasters had ever seen. It found that if all long-term strategies were implemented on time, these countries’ emissions could be roughly 63% lower in 2050 compared to 2019. “COP28 is our time to change that.”At COP28, countries will complete the global stocktake exercise, where they assess progress on climate action. The process is intended to feed into the next round of more ambitious national climate action plans due to be submitted to the UN in 2025.

Persons: —, ”, Simon Stiell, General António Guterres, Quetzalli, ” Stiell, “ Organizations: CNN, UN, United Nations, Reuters Locations: Paris, Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Dubai, “, COP28

☆ Mexico's Acapulco hit by garbage pile-up after deadly hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Troy Merida | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

People protest against what they say is the lack of government help, in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, November 5, 2023. The government has sent in thousands of soldiers to help clean up Acapulco, but residents say rubbish has engulfed some areas so quickly that even traffic is being held up. Mexico's Civil Protection authority did not reply to a request for comment, but the government said getting Acapulco cleared up is a top priority. When questioned about the garbage this week, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said authorities are fumigating the city to prevent disease, and would deal with the problem. "When you've got large numbers of yellow fever mosquitoes, dengue outbreaks are only a matter of time."

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Rosa Pacheco, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Otis, Alejandro Macias, you've, Troy Merida, Dave Graham, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, La Mira, Mexican

☆ Mexico's Acapulco Hit by Garbage Pile-Up After Deadly Hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The government has sent in thousands of soldiers to help clean up Acapulco, but residents say rubbish has engulfed some areas so quickly that even traffic is being held up. Mexico's Civil Protection authority did not reply to a request for comment, but the government said getting Acapulco cleared up is a top priority. When questioned about the garbage this week, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said authorities are fumigating the city to prevent disease, and would deal with the problem. If not, he said, conditions could be ripe for yellow fever mosquitoes. "When you've got large numbers of yellow fever mosquitoes, dengue outbreaks are only a matter of time."

Persons: Troy Merida, Hurricane Otis, Rosa Pacheco, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Otis, Alejandro Macias, you've, Dave Graham, Bill Berkrot Locations: Troy Merida ACAPULCO, Mexico, Acapulco, Hurricane, La Mira, Mexican

☆ Mexican fans dream of an NBA franchise as the league promises expansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 9, 2023; Mexico City, MEX; A general overall view of the 2023 NBA Mexico City Game between the Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks at the Arena CDMX. "(We want) a bigger footprint here in Latin America, ultimately, the dream of an NBA franchise coming to Mexico City one day," said Silver at a press conference. "Our goal is for the 30 NBA teams to play in here in Mexico City. A UNIQUE EXPERIENCEThe prospect of a Mexican franchise and more regular season games is exciting for local fans. ($1 = 17.6379 Mexican pesos)Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City, additional reporting Amy Tennery Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kirby Lee, Adam Silver, Silver, Bruno Fernando, Guerrero, Scottie Pippen, Orlando, Carlos Alcaraz, Josue, Angelica Medina, Amy Tennery, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Mexico City, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, USA, MEXICO CITY, National Basketball Association, NBA, NBA G League, Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Reuters, U.S, Ticketmaster, New York Knicks, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, MEX, Mexico, MEXICO, Central, America, Canada, Acapulco, Queretaro

☆ Acapulco still reeling after Hurricane Otis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Wreaking havoc in the city of nearly 900,000, Otis, a Category 5 hurricane, killed dozens of people and left thousands more without roofs over their heads. Dozens more are still missing. Some business leaders fear the city will not recover until 2025.

Persons: Otis

☆ Aliens are back in Mexico's congress chambers once again. This time, a presenter said he found a 'new species.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Journalist José Jaime Maussan again testified extraterrestrials were real to Mexico's congress. The trial is the second concerning UFOs or extraterrestrials to happen in Mexico's congress. The bodies were not publicly unveiled at the time, so it is unclear if they are the same as those presented to Mexico's congress. One anthropologist, Roger Zuniga, told Reuters he didn't know the origin of the beings. "They're real," Zuniga told the outlet.

Persons: José Jaime Maussan, —, Hurricane Otis, Maussan, Roger Zuniga, Zuniga, Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Organizations: Service, Hurricane, Reuters Locations: MEXICO, Peru, Acapulco, Mexico's, Argentina

☆ Fact Check: Agencies did warn of Hurricane Otis’ quick development
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Government agencies did issue warnings ahead of Hurricane Otis hitting the Mexican city of Acapulco on Oct. 25, contrary to claims on social media that said there was “no warning” ahead of the hurricane. It informed the public on Oct. 24 at 2:48 a.m. local time (0948 GMT) that Otis was expected to become a hurricane. The government of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, referred to Otis as a hurricane at 3:58 p.m. (2258 GMT) on a social media post that day. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned about hurricane Otis on X, formerly known as Twitter, at 20:25 p.m. (0325 GMT). While Otis intensified quickly, government and weather agencies warned about the hurricane hours before it hit Acapulco.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Otis, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Contra, López Obrador, Read Organizations: Hurricane, Authorities, ” Reuters, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Twitter, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Acapulco, Mexican, ”, Mexico, Guerrero

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress once again turned to spectacle Tuesday, devoting hours of its time to a controversial character who pressed the case for “non-human beings” he said were found in Peru. Less than three weeks after Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco, a port of nearly 1 million people, the Chamber of Deputies spent more than three hours listening to journalist José Jaime Maussan and his group of Peruvian doctors. Maussan and some Mexican lawmakers became the subject of international ridicule in September when he presented two boxes with supposed mummies found in Peru. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesOn Tuesday, Dr. Daniel Mendoza showed photographs and x-rays of what he said was a “non-human being.” Maussan said it was a “new species” as it did not have lungs or ribs. Lawmaker Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, from the governing party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said “all ideas and all proposals will always be welcome to debate them, hear them to agree with or not.”

Persons: ”, Hurricane Otis, José Jaime Maussan, Maussan, Daniel Mendoza, ” Maussan, Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Hurricane Locations: MEXICO, Peru, Acapulco

☆ As Devastated Acapulco Rebuilds, Other Mexico Resorts Urged to Heed Its Lessons
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Cassandra Garrison and Dave GrahamMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Otis not only devastated Acapulco, but also exposed fatal weaknesses in ageing infrastructure, teaching hard lessons that coastal cities throughout Mexico must draw on. As Acapulco rebuilds after the deadly Category 5 hurricane, climate experts, architects, engineers and politicians recommended steps Mexico should take. He noted that after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake killed thousands, the capital imposed tougher building standards. While Mexico City must update its standards for structural design every six years, Mexico lets other individual municipalities issue their own construction regulations. After Odile, Baja California's building standards reflected new guidance on areas of weakness identified, such as roofs.

Persons: Cassandra Garrison, Dave Graham MEXICO, Otis, Enrique de la, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Adrian Pozos, Hurricane Odile, Odile, Pozos, Lopez Obrador, David Waggonner, Waggonner, Waggoner, Dave Graham, Daina Beth Solomon, David Gregorio Organizations: Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, Mexican Tourism, National Autonomous University of Mexico, American Society of Civil Engineers Locations: Acapulco, Mexico, Enrique de la Madrid, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Baja California, Baja, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Miami, New Orleans

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