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