Hurricane Stan "Affected Areas Include the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico, OCHA Situation Report No
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Mexico: Hurricane Stan "Affected areas include the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, OCHA Situation Report No. 1 particularly the South of Veracruz as well... the Central-South Issued 11 October 2005 part of the country." GLIDE: TC-2005-000173-SLV Saltillo SITUATION Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Stan caused floods in Mexico, damaging crops, roads and communication infrastructure, leaving some areas VERACRUZ Ciudad Victoria Cazones isolated. 150 evacuated Emiliano Zapata ACTION Partially isolated Zacatecas Medellín National System of Civil Protection, DN-3 emergency plan, Shelter set up State departments and local civil protection organizations Assistance provided Tampico responding to the emergency. San Luis Potosi Saltabarranca Aguascalientes Estanzuela Warehouse to store water and food supplies established in 448 families affected Chiapas; Secretariat of Health has also opened a Estanzuela Texistepec Two shelters set up warehouse. 3 Oct Merida Guanajuato V Cazones Government has not requested international support though Queretaro E R HIDALGO A 4 Oct several offers have been made. C Pachuca R U Emiliano Zapata Z Geog raph ic Co ord in ate System s: WG S 19 84. Jalapa Campeche Ma p data so urce: U N Ca rtographic Se ction, Arcworld, UNISYS, Ciesin, GN S. Morelia Mexico Cod e: OC HA/GVA - 200 5/016 1 Toluca Tlaxcala Rinconada Veracruz MEXICO Medellin MEXICO Puebla International Boundary Cuernavaca Xoxocotla Huitzila Tlalixcoyan Atlahuilco Saltabarranca Neighouring Country PUEBLA Affected Country Villahermosa Chilpancingo Affected State De Los Bravo Texistepec 5 Oct National Capital GUERRERO Wind (mph) 50-100 Oaxaca Acapulco Tuxtla Gutierrez 25-50 OAXACA CHIAPAS VERACRUZ Huitzila Erosion Huitzila-Xoxocotla OAXACA GUATEMALA Road collapsed 32 shelters established in Atlahuilco 72 affected municipalities River Xoxocotla overflowed, Food, health services, CHIAPAS affecting corn crops mattresses and blankets 36,000 estimated displaced provided 40 municipalities in Declaration of Emergency PACIFIC OCEAN 8 helicopters deployed; limited communications No electricity in mountainous regions Partial electricity in other municipalities No epidemiological outbreak 0 100 200 300 400 Km Created by the ReliefWeb Map Centre Office for the Coordination of H um anitarian Affairs The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. United Nations - 11 October 2005.