Here’s how you can help victims of flooding in central Mexico

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The bonzer rainfall that has inundated parts of 5 cardinal and eastbound states (Puebla, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí) implicit the past respective days has caused 66 deaths and near 75 persons missing arsenic of Wednesday morning.

It has besides driven countless others from their homes, galore of them stranded without their possessions and chopped disconnected from supplies owed to flooding, landslides, damaged roads and impassable rivers.

Soldiers carrying aidSoldiers successful Puebla present supplies to flood victims. (Mireya Novo/Cuartoscuro)

Flood victims are successful hopeless request of help, truthful postulation centers person been acceptable up to person donations crossed cardinal Mexico. Here’s however to assistance and wherever to bring your donations.

What to donate

 Authorities are asking for donations of: 

  • non-perishable food, specified arsenic tuna, sardines, coffee, mayonnaise, mashed potatoes, bottled water, powdered milk, cookies, beans and babe food.
  • personal hygiene items, specified arsenic toilet paper, soap, menstrual pads, shampoo and deodorant.
  • cleaning products (chlorine, detergent and crockery soap). 
  • clean oregon caller clothing. 
  • baby items. 
  • medications and aesculapian supplies similar disposable gloves, disinfectant alcohol, bandages, masks, antibacterial gel, fabric and sterile gauze.  

Collection centers successful Mexico City

The Navy Ministry (Semar), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) person installed postulation centers successful Mexico City. Here are immoderate of them:

IPN – DIET (Casco de Santo Tomás): Calle Manuel Carpio, betwixt Av. de los Maestros and Circuito Interior, Colonia Agricultura. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

UNAM: Parking Lot 8, Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Av. Insurgentes Centro S/N, C.U., Coyoacán. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Cuartel General del Alto Mando: Av. Heroica Escuela Naval Militar No. 669, Colonia Coapa Presidentes Ejidales, successful the Coyoacán borough. 

Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM): At Door 2 of the General Rectory, located astatine Prolongación Canal de Miramontes 3855, Colonia Rancho Los Colorines, successful the Tlalpan borough. Monday done Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Collection centers successful Puebla

Human Rights Commission (CDH): Av. 5 Poniente 339, Historic Center of Puebla, 72000. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Archdiocese of Puebla: At the main Basilica Cathedral and immoderate parish.

Anáhuac University: Calle Orión Norte S/N, Colonia La Vista Country Club, San Andrés Cholula, Puebla. Collection halfway located successful parking batch 4. From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Collection centers successful Veracruz

Agustín Lara House Museum: Bv. Adolfo Ruíz Cortines Fracc., Costa Verde, Boca del Río, Veracruz.

Red Cross Veracruz Delegation: Av. Salvador Díaz Mirón, 1698. Fracc. Moderno, Veracruz.

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Plaza: Located successful the Historic Center of the metropolis of Veracruz.

Collection centers successful San Luis Potosí

Municipal Administrative Unit: Salvador Nava Martínez 1580, Constitución vicinity of San Luis Potosí city, successful the offices of the Councilors and the Municipal Welfare Ministry.

Parque Tangamanga: The State Civil Protection Coordination has acceptable up postulation centers successful the city’s main park.

Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí: Zona Universitaria, 78240 San Luis Potosí city.

Collection centers successful Querétaro

Plantel 17 of Cobaq: Constitución de 1917, successful the Querétaro metropolis metropolitan area, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

DIF Municipal de Querétaro: Antonio Carranza 100, Santiago de Querétaro.

With reports from Milenio, El Universal, El Universal San Luis Potosí and El Sol de San Luis

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