Since 1958, Mexico did not live like this: the combined attack two meteorological phenomena. The storm hit the Pacific Manuel while Hurricane Ingrid did for the Gulf of Mexico.
For a week of heavy rains have hit two-thirds of the country, causing landslides and floods.
The following are the figures that are known so far of the damage caused by two phenomena.
97
The number of confirmed deaths have caused both phenomena. The most affected is Guerrero state, where 48 deaths have been confirmed. It is feared that these figures will grow.
68
The number of missing by a landslide occurred on Sunday night in the indigenous community of La Pintada, the municipality of Atoyac of Alvarez, in the southern state of Guerrero, near the Pacific Ocean, the area hit by the storm Manuel .
49,000
Evacuees nationwide.
16,000
The number of people who are housed in 32 shelters in the state of Guerrero.
100,000
Affected individuals in the state of Sinaloa and northern regions-after Manuel, become hurricane landfall on Thursday September 19. Then, Manuel was downgraded to a tropical storm.
12
The states where there have been fatalities.
29
Number of states affected by the rains. Mexico has 31 states plus the Federal District (the capital).
10
The states in which the road system was affected.
218 594
Number of people affected by severe weather. However, an estimated one million 200 thousand people have been afectadadas one way or another by Ingrid and Manuel.
35,000
The affected homes across the country.
2/3 (two thirds)
The portion of Mexican territory hit by two meteorological phenomena.
236 231
The electrical service users were affected across the country.
9,500, 3,387 and 1,724
The number of federal police, soldiers and sailors, respectively, who work throughout the country in the rescue and relief work.
155
Municipalities in all of Mexico that have been declared emergency expedited access more financial aid from the national government.
948 000 000
The approximate number of dollars that the federal government has to address the effects of meteors. Initially it was said that they had more than 6,000 million pesos Disaster Fund, but added that 5,000 pesos Billion over catastrophic risk insurance.
393,000,000
The investment dollars according to Angel Aguirre, the governor of Guerrero, the state most affected by the storms, is needed to restore the area.
40,000
Tourists stranded in the resort of Acapulco (Guerrero) was isolated city by land and aerated. Several thousands have been evacuated in an airlift organized by the government, as well as free flights that do two commercial airlines.
0
What cost the toll on the Highway of the Sun this weekend. The highway is the route that connects Mexico City to Acapulco, which was blocked by 20 landslides, of whom thirteen were cleaned. It is anticipated that both lanes of the highway are free to noon on Friday.
55
The number of years that have elapsed since the last time that Mexico was beaten by two meteorological phenomena both coasts: the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.
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