Hurricane Otis —considered one of the most powerful cyclones in the history of the Pacific— It made landfall last Wednesday, October 25, as category 5 in the state of Guerrero.leaving a balance of 27 dead, four missing and thousands of victims.
In this sense, various government and academic institutions, as well as companies, businesses and associations, got to work and opened collection centers throughout the Republic to support those affected with food, clothing and basic necessities.
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If you are from CDMX, We tell you the establishments and their addresses where you can go if you want to help, as well as the products and foods that are allowed. Note: The support is not only specific for humans, but also for those ‘lomitos’ in the affected areas.
The products received are:
- Canned food
- Healing material and medicines
- Candles, lighters and matches
- Bottled water
- Diapers
- Powdered and packaged milk
- Soups and instant foods
- Cookies, amaranth, chocolate, coffee and other non-perishable foods
- pet food
- Feminine towels
- Toilet paper
- Soap and shampoo
- Cereal
- Hand tool for removing waste and debris (wheelbarrows, barrows, shovels and picks)
Collection centers in CDMX
- Ministry of Tourism (Sectur). President Masaryk 172, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo.
- UNAM Collection Center. Located next to the flagpoles of the University Olympic Stadium.
- UNAM Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics. Only canned or dry animal food (bottled water).
- Mexican Red Cross. Juan Luis Vives 200, Colonia Los Morales Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo.
- Secretary of the Navy. From Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at their headquarters:
* Semar headquarters, at Gate 4
* Naval Medical Center
* Cencis Marina
* Logistics Facilities of the Secretary of the Navy - Collection Center of the Benito Juárez Mayor’s Office. Municipio Libre, corner Uxmal, outside Deportivo Benito Juárez from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Collection Center of the Tlalpan Mayor’s Office. Mayor’s Esplanade, at Calle Moneda 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Morena Collection Center in CDMX. Viaducto Presidente Miguel Alemán 806, Colonia Nápoles, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- The Home Depot. Any branch in CDMX (only food and personal hygiene items)
- Filter Mexico. Dr. Carmona y Valle 147, Doctors, Cuauhtémoc.
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