Hi!
As most of you know Mexico as suffer 2 earthquakes in the past 2 weeks, the first one got place in september the 7th and the second one, yesterday, september 19th.
By this mean, I want to share a few facts about it and ask for your help, the following information comes from my country's official sites. Also, later in this post I want to share a few ways to locate someone in Mexico, to find out if them are okay.
The first earthquake had his epicenter in the Chiapas State, it was a 8.2 degrees in the Richter scale, this is the strongest earthquake that Mexico has experimented in over a century. It left 61 dead persons, many collapsed buildings and persons without a home. The most affected states were Chiapas and Oaxaca, this states have the lowest income per person in the country and the highest "Living in extreme poverty" people in Mexico.
If you want to help you can do it with grocery and taking it to the gathering center in your city. The things that are need it the most are:
- Bottle water
- Blankets
- Milk powder
- Canned products (tuna and vegetables)
- Instant soups
- Clorine
- Detergent
- First aid kit
- Hygiene products, toilet paper, diapers, pads, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, baby wipes.
- Tent
If you want to help with money you can do thru:
- You can go and make donations in Mexico City, in Shakespeare 68, colony Anzures and Monte Everest 510, colony Lomas de Chapultepec.
- Transfers to the Bancomer account 0110931527, CLABE 012610001109315277, with the name of Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Oaxaca.
- A trnafer to Santo Domingo de Tehuantepec thru the Banorte account 0485770276, CLABE 072637004857702767.
- You can donate to Brigada de Rescate de Topos Tlatelolco http://www.topos.mx/
- The Government from Chiapas, make several gathering center, you can found the closes to you in Mexico in here ttp://cms.dif.cdmx.gob.mx/directorio-de-centros-dif-cdmx
The second earthquake was yesterday, september the 19th, it's epicenter was on Puebla State, in the scale of Richter was 7.1 degrees. This earthquake, so far, has taking the live of 225 people, leaving several kids trapped inside they schools, several buildings collapse, it has also provoked fires around the city, and some major streets of the once "Biggest City on the word" are affected making the rescue efforts twice as hard.
If you want to help, you can do it with groceries, you can drop all of your help at the gathering center that's closest to you . The stuff that are more need it are:
Inmediat donations
- First aid supplies
- Cleaning products
- Can food
- Toilet Paper
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Blankets
- Diapers
- Shovels
- Tools
General donations
The Red Cross is asking for
- Baby Kit: Diapers 12 pack, baby wipes, baby powder, soap, shampoo,
feeding bottle, baby food, blankets, baby oil.
- Food Kit: Tuna can 85 a 155gr, bag of beans 500gr o 1kg, bag of rice 500gr o 1kg, bag of lentils 500gr o 1kg, pasta 200gr o 500gr, powder chicken broth polvo 370gr or cubes 140gr, vegetable can or tetra pak 380gr, bag of salt or salt canister o 200 gr a 1kg Mayonesa 380gr, cooking oil 1lt, soluble coffee 80gr a 100gr, sugar 1kg, jam 500gr, chocolate powder or tablet, salty or sweet cookies 100gr a 200gr
- Cleaning Kit: Washing powder 1kg, liquid cleaner 1l, broom, brush, puller, cloth or rag, bucket.
- Hygiene Kit: Toilet paper pack of 4, packs of pads, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, razor.
You can donate to the vet water and food for the pets that were found, they are saving lives we should not forget them.
If you want to help with money you can do it thru:
- Donate to the Red Cross thru the Bancomer account 0404040406 CLABE 012180004040404062 or in Amazon wish list, choosing the option Cruz roja Mexicana
- Rescue brigade Topos by Paypal to donativos@brigada-rescate-topos.org or thru Santander account 92000709294 CLABE 014180920007092942
- By Google https://onetoday.google.com/home/donationWidgetPopup?name=Central+Mexico+Earthquake&description=Google+provides+this+donation+service+to+help+you+direct+your+funds+for+effective+local+impact&more=https://support.google.com/onetoday/answer/7177969&campaignid=6236103670628352&thanks=1&h=AJWtUEBVQuWSVRQYxD3rULZY_1Ou&tab=1&hl=en-MX&authUser=0
- By Oxfam, https://donate.oxfam.org.uk/emergency/mexico-earthquake?pscid=ps_ggl_Emergencies_mexico_earthquake_generic&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI37u1l5-01gIVDc-yCh0ImAOcEAAYASAAEgJ5xfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=COv9gpmftNYCFVWF7QodUtcOf
Do you need to find someone in the affected area
- Google can hepl you at: https://codigoespagueti.com/noticias/google-activa-herramienta-localizar-personas-sismo-mexico/
- Or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/rabosa-puebla-mexico-earthquake-sep19-2017/about/
- If you use twitter, many people is posting the names of the people that is found by the brigades.
- If you are looking for a pet or you found a pet that is not yours, you can check in https://tienda.diamondpet.mx/mascotas-perdidas, healthy peats y medical pets are offering free medical care.
If you know about someone who needs help psychological or psychiatric or you want to help in this way, there is a team that cooperates wit the marine, the Red Cross, Human Rights and the Diplomatic team, you can contact them with the number 55122889712.
Important:
- You can join the brigades if you have the opportunity
- In Mexico City , Uber is free by the moment ,please share an Uber it will make easy to move arround.
- If you need to go for someone, the highways that connect Mexico City are free of charge .
- You can follow in social media #FuerzaMexico and #PrayMexico
Please Resteem and share the information, we can help more people if we do it.