- At least six business have reopened in recent days in Acapulco after Hurricane Otis devastated the city
- Bars and restaurants have limited themselves to offering menus with foods that are easy to prepare and drinks
- The hurricane damaged 36,000 and caused at least $20 million in damages
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Local bars and restaurant are slowly returning to business nearly two weeks after Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexico Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco.
At least six businesses located along Costera Miguel Alemán Avenue have already opened their doors to customers, according to Mexican newspaper El Universal.
While it was clear that they were lacking the vibrant atmosphere that existed prior to the arrival of the Category 5 storm the night of October 25, a band that was hired to play at La Costeña bar reassured customers that normalcy was on the horizon.
‘Acapulco is standing. Acapulco is a party,’ the Descarga lead singer told the small crowd of patrons. ‘And we need you to have fun tonight and forget about everything we have been through. Acapulco will shine again, thanks to you.’
Hurricane Otis, the strongest on record for a landfalling Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone, damaged 36,000 businesses, including hotels, in Acapulco, according to the Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism.
Customers returned to Cerveceria Patrona in Acapulco last week. It’s one six business that have reopened on Costera Miguel Alemán Avenue after Hurricane Otis slammed the Pacific coast resort city on October 25
Hurricane Otis, the strongest on record for a landfalling Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone, damaged 36,000 businesses, including hotels, in Acapulco
About 8,000 to 10,000 businesses had insurance coverage for damage caused by hurricanes, floods and earthquakes.
At least 26,000 do not have any type of protection, meaning that they would either have to seek bank loans to cover the repair expenses or be forced to shut down.
La Costeña was back up and running Saturday after the bar staff came together to help its owner with the recovery efforts before service to electricity and running water was restored.
Juan Valente, a waiter, told El Universal that the bar opened its doors at 4:30 pm and had customers slowly filing in within half hour although the menu was limited to basic foods
‘The influx of customers has been more or less,’ he said.
Owners to the five other businesses located near La Costeña decided to resume operations to ensure that their workers’ income flow and that they money to cover their basic needs, their legal representative, Martín Andrade, told El Universal.
Customers returned to Cerveceria Patrona in Acapulco last week. It’s one six business that have reopened on Costera Miguel Alemán Avenue after Hurricane Otis slammed the Pacific coast resort city on October 25
Employees from the Mexican Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources worked Sunday to remove trees damaged by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco
Residents have complained about the government’s slow response to help those who were affected by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco
Business owners assess the damage caused by Hurricane Otis at a business in Acapulco
‘The staff has already been out of work for more than a week and needs to generate some type of resource for their daily lives, since there has been little support from the authorities, both for business owners and for the population itself,’ Andrade said.
All five business reported a combined 50 percent influx in customers – all locals – for Saturday as patrons consumed liquor, traditional Mexican meals as well as chicken wings and burgers.
‘Acapulco is a place of celebration, where generations have had a very good time and we cannot let this be as if it were a cemetery, we have to get up and give it our all,’ Andrade said.
Early figures estimate Hurricane Otis damages could top $20 billion.
Last Wednesday, President Andrés Manuel López announced a $3.4 billion aid package would be destined for those directly affected by the storm.