Acapulco, Gro., October 30. The Renacimiento ends where the Border begins. These are two neighborhoods of vulnerable populations, divided by the La Sabana River. With the passage of Hurricane Otis , the needs grew exponentially , and the boundaries between them became more noticeable, due to a street that was impassable because of mud, garbage, vehicles, and the carcasses of some animals, which had accumulated until they formed a barrier more than a meter high.
From the bridge that connects the two neighborhoods, the destruction caused by the hurricane can be seen . The scenes are heartwarming: Naomi, a 12-year-old girl, tries to wash a pair of jeans in the water still dripping from the mud and trash, and it goes down a drain, very close to where she carves to rinse the garment.
At the other end of the spectrum, Carolina, a resident of Chilpancingo, gives away portions of rice and half a boiled egg to anyone who wants to satisfy their hunger. Next to her, Apolonio Negrón, a resident of La Rena—as this neighborhood founded in 1982 is known—hands out free bottles of water.
Carolina went to give away food due to the need of one of her friends who lives in Rena. "I started preparing six kilos of rice and several egg tapas last night. I decided to help my friend and the people who live in the area," she says. In less than an hour, she served 200 meals from the pots that came in the trunk of a taxi from the state capital.
