Hurricane Otis, Mexico

Hurricane Otis, Mexico

November 2023

People Helped

15,000

Humanitarian Needs

Hurricane Otis made landfall on Mexico's west coast on October 25, 2023, as the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in the Mexican Pacific Ocean. At least 270,000 homes were damaged. In rural areas, it is estimated that over 20,000 hectares of crops were damaged. An estimated one million people are affected, and thousands of people have been displaced from their homes due to the storm.
The major needs that have been identified include access to safe drinking water, hygiene, and sanitation facilities; food for those who lost livelihoods; gender and protection from an increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

Humanitarian Response

Oxfam has been working in Mexico since 2000 and has responded to four other hurricanes in that country. Oxfam Mexico has had continuous engagement with local partners and authorities that allows the organization to respond to the immediate needs of the affected population and build local capabilities to respond to future crises.

Working with four local partners, Oxfam plans to provide basic access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, food security and livelihoods recovery, and gender and protection to at least 20 communities. This includes providing emergency water treatment tablets to purify water, clean storage jugs and hygiene kits to the affected families, and training sessions to improve hygiene practices; provide sexual, reproductive and menstrual health kits to affected girls, youth and women in shelters and conduct training sessions on their appropriate and safe use; and activate a safeguarding strategy to mitigate gender-based violence.
 

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