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Hunger exiled thousands of people of Durango, Mexico: mayor
They admit that there is insufficient help with groceries
CALAMITY. The drought has caused mortality of cattle and in the municipality of Santa Clara, where ranchers report the loss of more than 3 thousand head (Photo: ALMA RODRIGUEZ El Universal)
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Rosa Gauc?n / Correspondent | The Universal
DURANGO
The lack of food that exists in Mezquital, Durango, has pushed out three thousand natives of this municipality. From "ride" on foot or in trucks have decided to leave their home to move to neighboring states such as Nayarit, the mayor of this place, Faustino Flores Reyes.
As in the time considered the Social Development Secretariat of the state, local official said thousands of families out of the mountain regions in search of an income that allows them to survive to the crisis that exists in the place and it sharpens the lack of rainfall. "Emigration to Nayarit is occurring every day in my house here in Durango (capital) there are 30 people waiting for me to support them for the passage and moved to Nayarit, and there is another rest that awaits me in Mezquital to a similar request. "
But also two trips out of three trucks to Ruiz, Nayarit, where hunger is reflected, says, "when we go live field is hunger and need."
The mayor said that all over the road to Tepic women are walking, men and children grab "raid" to leave the state.
Earlier people came to Zacatecas, he explained, but there is a drought in this state, so now go to Nayarit, "are whole families." He reported that so far has been met with little pantry at 40%-at best-in easily accessible locations. "
Last weekend there were two brigades to support with pantry but not sufficient, he said.
60% of the aid to communities that are located in The Creeks and with no access, he said, places where people resist the insufficiency of food and make the fight even though the problem is large.
The worst drought
Durango is currently living one of the worst droughts in the past 70 years, totaling about 18 months without one drop of rain, especially in villages dependent on rainfed cultivation.
Government statistics indicate that the entity at least 50 thousand Indians have tried to move elsewhere, and of that amount about 5 000 have reached the capital in search of alternative employment to the failure in the field and production for consumption.
Soria Adam Ramirez, mayor of Durango, said the city has the capacity to address the exodus from the communities affected by water shortages and even support them with housing, basic services and employment opportunities.
Recently, the mayor of Canatlan, Durango, Eusebio Soto, also revealed that about 400 people left the towns of Anahuac and Ricardo Flores Magon for use as laborers in other areas, such as fields of Sinaloa, drought plaguing the sector.
In addition, the governor of Durango, Jorge Herrera Caldera, has said a thousand people have no drinking water, while 300 communities do not have to eat, lack of crops.
Spanish-English translation
Hunger exiled thousands of people of Durango, Mexico: mayor
They admit that there is insufficient help with groceries
CALAMITY. The drought has caused mortality of cattle and in the municipality of Santa Clara, where ranchers report the loss of more than 3 thousand head (Photo: ALMA RODRIGUEZ El Universal)
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Rosa Gauc?n / Correspondent | The Universal
DURANGO
The lack of food that exists in Mezquital, Durango, has pushed out three thousand natives of this municipality. From "ride" on foot or in trucks have decided to leave their home to move to neighboring states such as Nayarit, the mayor of this place, Faustino Flores Reyes.
As in the time considered the Social Development Secretariat of the state, local official said thousands of families out of the mountain regions in search of an income that allows them to survive to the crisis that exists in the place and it sharpens the lack of rainfall. "Emigration to Nayarit is occurring every day in my house here in Durango (capital) there are 30 people waiting for me to support them for the passage and moved to Nayarit, and there is another rest that awaits me in Mezquital to a similar request. "
But also two trips out of three trucks to Ruiz, Nayarit, where hunger is reflected, says, "when we go live field is hunger and need."
The mayor said that all over the road to Tepic women are walking, men and children grab "raid" to leave the state.
Earlier people came to Zacatecas, he explained, but there is a drought in this state, so now go to Nayarit, "are whole families." He reported that so far has been met with little pantry at 40%-at best-in easily accessible locations. "
Last weekend there were two brigades to support with pantry but not sufficient, he said.
60% of the aid to communities that are located in The Creeks and with no access, he said, places where people resist the insufficiency of food and make the fight even though the problem is large.
The worst drought
Durango is currently living one of the worst droughts in the past 70 years, totaling about 18 months without one drop of rain, especially in villages dependent on rainfed cultivation.
Government statistics indicate that the entity at least 50 thousand Indians have tried to move elsewhere, and of that amount about 5 000 have reached the capital in search of alternative employment to the failure in the field and production for consumption.
Soria Adam Ramirez, mayor of Durango, said the city has the capacity to address the exodus from the communities affected by water shortages and even support them with housing, basic services and employment opportunities.
Recently, the mayor of Canatlan, Durango, Eusebio Soto, also revealed that about 400 people left the towns of Anahuac and Ricardo Flores Magon for use as laborers in other areas, such as fields of Sinaloa, drought plaguing the sector.
In addition, the governor of Durango, Jorge Herrera Caldera, has said a thousand people have no drinking water, while 300 communities do not have to eat, lack of crops.