Tearful residents of Oaxaca plead for help after Erick's death; Sheinbaum promises support.
*Evolution Newspaper Editorial*

Local media reports from the affected areas of Oaxaca following Hurricane Erik , which reached Category 3, show residents tearfully collecting debris , crying out for help to recover some of what they lost . The houses are abandoned, without roofs, without electricity or communication, due to the lack of road access, and in some areas, there is no drinking water or food .
They report that the deafening noise of the metal sheets on their homes woke them up and within minutes left them without their belongings . “We were woken up by the strong wind that had never been felt like that, then the water came and flooded us,” 76-year-old Claudia told local media, asking them to share their stories so that help can arrive .
Hurricane Erick left two dead, including a minor, in the state of Guerrero. He died in the municipality of San Marco after being swept away by the current of the river that divides the El Cántaro and Quinta Sección neighborhoods, along with his mother, yesterday afternoon at around 3:28 p.m.
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While they pleaded for help, President Claudia Sheinbaum flew over the disaster area to assess the damage and announced that a welfare census would begin in the coming days to identify needs and provide various types of support to those in need . Videos circulating on social media show citizens of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, one of the hardest hit areas, approaching the president to ask for help and, above all, to ask her not to forget them.
Meanwhile, the tourism sector, including the Zipolite Beach area , one of Oaxaca's busiest tourist zones, is crying out for help. Restaurant owners reported severe damage to beachfront businesses, as well as the collapse of the tourist signs that identify this destination. Therefore, aid is urgently needed to carry out cleanup and rehabilitation work to quickly reactivate tourism, the community's main source of income.
As part of the actions to mitigate the impact of Hurricane Erick in its passage through Oaxaca , the System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family (DIF) in that entity enabled collection centers to help families, while in the rest of the Republic the Secretariat of the Navy and the National Defense (Sedena) deployed collection centers in various locations.
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