Zee, did you come through OK?
yes we did. contrary to popular opinion, i aint deaded yet, and i am trying to figger out how to help these folks.... i found one way to help the general area, as that is necessary..most of the locals are very inventive and creative and get the housing situation and communication deals done fast... but there is still other stuff needed... water, foodstuffs, building materials, first aid stuffies, soap and more water....etc....
i hope the missing are found alive. it is a sad day to learn gunter is dead, despite my never knowingly meeting....r i p .....
YachtAid Global Providing Hurricane Odile Assistance
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 BY DIANE M. BYRNE
Hurricane-Odile-NASA YachtAid Global relief effortWhat Hurricane Odile destroyed in Mexico, YachtAid Global' s striving to help replace. The non-profit aid organization already has one megayacht en route to the region to produce potable water. YachtAid Global is seeking more yachts, plus donations of much-needed supplies.
Hurricane Odile made a direct hit on Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on September 14. A Category 3 storm, it packed 125-mph winds and dropped six inches of rain. Its strength was unprecedented for modern times in the southern Baja Peninsula region.
Since YachtAid Global arranges humanitarian aid for coastal communities worldwide, its team monitored Hurricane Odile via news reports. On September 15, Mark Drewelow, the founder of YachtAid Global, posted the following on the organization's Facebook page:
News from Cabo San Lucas. At 1730 today Cabo time I spoke with local Superyacht Agent Victor Barreda that many of you know. Victor weathered Odile at home and he and his wife and kids are ok. Town has no electricity and he says it looks like every building is damaged. If electricity doesn't come back on then fresh water becomes a major issue quickly. We will post info as it comes into us. We have one 75 meter superyacht that will be deeply involved in an immediate relief effort focusing on producing 4000 gallons a day of fresh water for locals.
The same day, Drewelow spoke with the marina manager at Marina Cabo San Lucas. The marina is popular with megayachts and sportfishermen alike. The staff there also emerged unscathed from Hurricane Odile. However, as of this writing, there is still no electricity and no mobile-phone service in Cabo San Lucas. Building damage in the region is extensive; the airport, for example, is expected to remain closed through October. "The situation in the Cabo area is getting worse by the hour," Drewelow tells us.
While thankfully YachtAid Global has "a lot in the works" for Hurricane Odile relief, Drewelow says, "every yacht big or small that intends to head south to Cabo needs to bring aid. Recovery will take months." YachtAid Global is coordinating some efforts with Marine Group Boat Works, which has a facility in Cabo San Lucas, too. Marine Group Boat Works' San Diego yard is collecting items that are of critical immediate need:
drinking water: "water is running out," Drewelow says. "If power comes on or people get fuel for generators, water can start flowing again in extremely limited quantities."
basic first-aid items like bandages, antiseptics and ointments, and hand sanitizers
food with long shelf life: beans, tuna, canned meat, boxed milk and other beverages
shelter: pop-up tents, rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting, canvas tarps, and small-diameter (¼- to ½-inch) ropes to secure the tarps.
If you'd like to donate any of these items, you can mail them to:
Attn: Cabo Relief/Leah Yam
Marine Group Boat Works
997 G Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910-3414
If you have questions, contact Leah Yam at Marine Group Boat Works at (619) 427-6767. You can also donate funds via YachtAid Global's donation page.
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