Last Friday I posted a blog about how the hurricane left the Yucatan and gained strength. Karl re-entered Mexico at the coastal city of Veracruz on Friday. Precautions were taken, and many people were evacuated. The reports claim only 7-12 people were killed, however a lot of material damage was sustained. Veracruz is a large city in Mexico with much of it economy based on its ports. This hurricane will most likely have a bad effect on this sector of the economy, but most of the municipalities have been placed in a state of emergency and will get some form of aid. However, like we discussed in class, that aid will probably be put towards rebuilding and getting the city functioning as quickly as possible and not much long-term planning will go into it. So therefore next time a hurricane or other disaster hits, the city will have to do the same thing over again. Also, upon doing a quick search, I learned that the president of the municipality of Veracruz is a member of the openly corrupt PRI party, so it will be interesting to see how the clean-up of Veracruz will be handled.
In addition to the damage sustained in Veracruz, many other Mexican cities are facing Karl's lingering effects. Many areas near Veracruz and further inland are facing heavy rains that could possibly lead to floods or landslides. I have a friend in Northern-central Mexico right now who says the rains are extremely heavy even though she was far enough inland to not face the actual hurricane.
Links:
http://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/9/Pages/Storm-Igor-Continues-to-Affect-Bermuda-Karl-Floods-Mexico-.aspx
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-20/world/mexico.karl.aftermath_1_veracruz-municipalities-notimex?_s=PM:WORLD
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