Overview
- At a ceremony at the Santa Lucía military base near the AIFA on November 27, President Claudia Sheinbaum recognized personnel who aided communities in Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz after October’s torrential rains.
- A total of 455 decorations were awarded: 120 to the Army, 30 to the Air Force, 120 to the National Guard, 120 to the Navy and 65 to civilian public servants from federal agencies.
- Defense and Navy leaders said the response included the largest air bridge recorded in Mexico, with 23 Sedena aircraft flying 1,557 operations and Semar adding 276, for a combined 1,883 flights carrying more than 494 tons of supplies.
- Under Plan DN-III-E and Plan Marina, authorities reported deliveries of 446,259 food parcels plus 62,449 basic baskets, over 1.5 million liters of water, thousands of evacuations and shelter transfers, tens of thousands of medical attentions, and extensive clearing of roads, homes and schools.
- Sheinbaum tied the effort to a message of service and protection as the country’s first woman president, while coverage noted reported storm impacts including 83 deaths and widespread material losses.