Mexico 3 Hurricane Dean

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costa maya, mexico. pier , resort seen here destroyed hurricane dean rebuilt following year.


although dean s landfall in mexico occurred in relatively uninhabited area , storm s well-predicted track gave ample warning, storm inflicted extreme damage. in majahual, town experience full force of hurricane, hundreds of buildings destroyed. quintana roo governor félix gonzález canto reported although cleanup in state capital of chetumal completed within 3 weeks, took more 6 months fix of region s more rural roads. unable handle hurricane s aftermath, state government appealed federal authorities aid. together, established housing-repair fund contributed reconstruction of on 37,000 residences.


the cruise port of puerto costa maya severely damaged, causing carnival cruise lines , royal caribbean cruises, world s 2 largest cruise operators, divert away port until @ least 2009. mexican government quick fund rebuilding of destroyed concrete piers which, june 2008, rebuilt accommodate larger ships before.


the federal government lauded swift , thorough preparation observers, including united nations, attributed dean s low death toll. however, after storm there several accusations of political motivation in distribution of aid. members of president felipe calderón s partido accion nacional (pan) distributed bags of bread, funded nation s disaster relief coffers, carrying party s logo. in veracruz governor fidel herrera accused both pan , own partido revolucionario institucional (pri) of using state resources, including hurricane relief, support campaigns of pri candidates.








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