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Hurricane Otis

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GOYA FOODS SENDS FOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF ACAPULCO, MEXICO
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GOYA FOODS SENDS FOOD TO THE PEOPLE OF ACAPULCO, MEXICO

Phase 1: Immediate Response

Acapulco, Mexico was devastated by a Category 5 hurricane on October 25th. The storms caused flooding, extreme structural damage, road destruction, affecting over 2 million people. Our GEM LATAM team immediately deployed to Mexico, and is presently in Acapulco coordinating aid distributions in areas affected with government agencies.

#GEMLATAM are in the far communities of the rural area of Acapulco Guerrero Mexico delivering food supplies to thousands of families affected by Hurricane Otis.

The roads had no asphalt we had to pass a river in the small pickups at the Mountains to bring the aid.

We are the only Fundation attending this affected and poor people.

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