[1/4] People leave with goods from a supermarket that had been broken into in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in the outskirts of Acapulco, Mexico, October 26, 2023.
Mexico has sent some 17,000 members of the armed forces to keep order and help distribute tons of food and supplies in Acapulco.
"The 15 billion (pesos) should go the victims in Acapulco," Lopez Obrador told reporters during a regular press conference, referring to the funds held in the trusts.
Mexico has scrambled to send supplies and keep order in Acapulco, where residents are still searching for missing loved ones since the Category 5 hurricane barreled ashore.
Lopez Obrador, who has vigorously rebuffed criticism of the government's response to the hurricane, had said he expected electricity to be fully restored in Acapulco by Tuesday.
Persons:
Hurricane Otis, Alexandre Meneghini, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Guerrero, Otis, Jose Cortes, Josue, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Dave Graham, Alistair Bell, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Senate, Tuesday, Thomson
Locations:
Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Guerrero