After The Tragedy In Mexico

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

A shovel, a pickaxe, own hands or simple will are the tools that thousands of Mexicans have used to lend support in the tragedy caused by this week's earthquake, in which at least 25o people have lost their lives, Another 800 have been injured and dozens of buildings collapsed.

Thousands of anonymous citizens are seen on the streets helping as they can, either transporting medicines, food or affected people. People are also picking up debris, making human chains, bringing food to rescuers and leaving items in the collection centers.

There are even those who opened their restaurants with the sole purpose of feeding the volunteers. There are also those that help control traffic. Now it all adds up, including a smile and a gesture of brotherhood.

"Yes, people are showing solidarity. Everyone doing what they can: putting their cars, their time, giving water, sending shovels, being volunteers, etc. I am sincerely very pleased,”said volunteer Carlos Muñoz to People en Español. "Good thing everyone is out here doing their thing."

Leobardo Guerrero, who has been lifting rubble in a collapsed building in the Del Valle neighborhood, happily recalled the moment when they managed to extract a child from the rubble, one of at least fifty rescued victims, alive.

"A great pleasure, since, at least, the effort being made is good and there is a reason to continue doing the work," he explained.

The streets of the affected populations are full of citizens of all ages and social classes contributing their grain of sand to give hope to those who have lost a loved one, are anxiously waiting to know what has happened to someone who is missing or are meeting with him. dilemma of what to do now that they are homeless.

"It is a very beautiful feeling when I see that people leave everything to help themselves," said volunteer Isabel Chavarría. "And it is a great sadness for all the people who are suffering right now, for those who have died, for those who are still trapped."

Seeing this supportive attitude has generated great hope for the future of Mexico, which faces great challenges such as drug violence.

"I suppose we all have already done it: I cry quietly from the anguish, the hope, the emotion that gives me to see my Mexico fighting," said actor Gael García Bernal in a tweet, echoing a widespread sentiment in a society that has responded in solidarity to misfortune.