Another response to disasters. Hurricane Ingrid and tropical storm Manuel, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico

Abstract

In September 2013, the city of Chilpancingo was hit by the passage of hurricane Ingrid and tropical storm Manuel; the damages in infrastructure, housing and equipment were of great magnitude, which galvanized the federal government into formulating a reconstruction plan. The interventions exhibited serious failures, recreating with greater intensity the socio-territorial conditions that caused the disasters. Faced with that panorama, this work aims to identify the elements that contributed to the disaster and the failures in the repair of damages; at the same time, it suggests other modes of action to promote the improvement of the living conditions of those affected. Preliminary results indicate that although there were economic resources and government agencies to coordinate reconstruction, personal interests, corruption, opacity in information, insecurity and disregard for the needs and demands of citizens characterized the process.