Flora Montejo, a 68-year-old nurse, invested her retirement savings to buy her dream home in Acapulco's San Agustin suburb, only to face disaster shortly after moving in. Hurricane John unleashed record rainfall, causing landslides and severe flooding that led to the collapse of nearly 50 homes in her neighborhood. With her house now deemed unsafe, Montejo struggles to cope as she lives with her daughter. The area has been labeled high-risk, and residents must relocate while awaiting government assistance to stabilize the river and determine the future of their homes.
I was looking forward to enjoying my retirement after a stressful career but got only six months in my dream home before disaster struck.
My house is exposed and unsafe, and the rainy season is coming. But until the government sends engineers to stabilise the river, I won't know if my house will be salvageable.
The slow-moving Pacific storm dumped about a metre (40in) of rain over south-west Mexico, killing at least 29 people.
The neighbourhood has been declared a high-risk zone and residents have been told to relocate.
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