The death toll from Hurricane Otis has increased, with more bodies being recovered and the number of missing still uncertain. The relief operation in Acapulco is slowly taking shape, with government workers and volunteers clearing streets and distributing aid to affected families.
The increase announced in a statement from authorities Saturday came after the initial death toll of 27 did not change since it was announced Thursday. The storm’s human toll was becoming a point of contention as local media reported the recovery of more bodies.
Authorities had the difficult task of searching for the dead and missing. Many remained incredulous that the government’s initial death toll of 27 and four missing had not risen. In another part of the city, Orlando Mendoza, 46, walked down a highway drenched in sweat carrying two bags of tuna, sardines, water, pasta and soup. He was bringing food to his wife and three young children.
Abel Montoya, 67, had been waiting in line for gasoline with hundreds of other people for an hour and a half Saturday holding an empty jug. Soldiers were overseeing the distribution of gasoline, presumably to avoid the uncontrolled ransacking of stores that happened across the city in recent days.
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