Marvelous Mexico

Mexico has the most beautiful beaches and you can get all he weed you want for $50. But Mexico just had the worst earthquake to hit the place in 30 years. It struck the most populated and modern city of Mexico City and has already killed hundreds of people. America already misses all the Mexicans that already got deported because Mexicans are the best workers and we see that in their relief efforts after the devastating earthquake. Immediately after the tremors hit people went into how can I help you mode.

They didn’t stand around and wait for FEMA to show up or wait for a celebrity telethon to raise millions of dollars to go to a charity organization. They simply generously opened their doors and gave away what was needed. Restaurants and food stores gave away food packages to anyone Thousands went into the streets to help each other. Crying displaced children were organized in groups where each child had a name tag put on them immediately. Giant chains of people passed brick by brick by hand to uncover those people trapped by destroyed collapsed buildings. They even organized a system that if fists were raised into the air everyone would be silent so they could hear the cries of people trapped under the debris. That is rescue Mexican style.

In Mexico City rich and poor had little in common until the earthquake struck then they had everything in common.   At least 25 children were killed in a crushed school but their quick efforts freed 11 surviving children crushed under debris. People mobilized and worked throughout the night trying to save people. A surge of civic duty overtook the residents and they quickly mobilized to provide medical care, food and water to the stunned victims. Stores stayed open throughout the dark of night to offer workers water and food or a place to rest. It was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the busy metropolitan capitol. The force of the quake caused 30 skyscrapers to crumble and forced hundreds more to be damaged.

The earthquake immediately caused 40 percent of the city to instantly lose power that effected 20 million people living or working in that area of the country. Rescue workers were soon stretched to their limits so ordinary people stepped up and helped in any way they could. Cooperation quickly took over any hint of chaos. At least 22 hospitals were destroyed or damaged so doctors were treating people out on the streets if necessary. Some 5,000 schools were damaged in the quake. The school administrators devised a system of stapling papers to the trees near the destroyed schools with a name of a child individually   and instructed parents to take the paper with their child’s name off the tree as they found their child. It was a quick system to identify the missing.

President Trump has been critical of all Mexicans even during his campaign trail but faced by disaster no one can match the hard work and diligence of a Mexican as seen in the past few days since the disaster. Trump was slow to offer sympathy or help in the past to Mexico and said “his phone had a bad connection” This time to avoid criticism he offered both a bit faster.