CABO ODILE DENTAL TOURISTS AIDED BY BOARD CERTIFIED MEXICO DENTIST ASSN

Press Release:  

Odile Cabo Dental Tourists Aided by Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association

Date: Sept. 26, 2014                                                                                                                                                              Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Mexico                                                                                          

Contact: Marc Tejada                                                                                                                      email: certifiedmexdentist@gmail.con

The Board Certified Mexico Dentist Association has dentist members in Mexico’s major cities and resort towns including Cabo San Lucas which was recently devastated by hurricane Odile.   

Upon seeing the disaster unfold, Association staff was able to contact local Cabo dentist members and get an assessment as to the extent of the damages.  “Our patients who have dental appointments with Cabo dentists for October and November need to know the estimated time for repairs,” said one staffer.

One clinic was unscathed and another suffered minor damage and would be ready for patients in a matter of days according to reports. However, as of the 25^th of September, only 50% of power has been restored to the community and there is much destruction to local resorts that may take another 2 to 3 months to repair.

CABO SAN LUCAS - ONE WEEK LATER

Cabo is digging out but it's not easy. Looters took all the shovels from Costco and Walmart.


Sept. 23, Cabo – One Week After Odile

The Cabo cleanup is under full swing but handicapped by a lack of power because as of this date CFE the federal electric commission is overwhelmed to say the least with having to rebuild the power grid. Virtually every power pole in Los Cabos was blown down. Over 3,000 in the state was the last figure reported. 90% of power in La Paz has been restored and only 19% in Cabo.



The new Hyatt

Another big problem is the lack of building materials. Millions of square feet of resort, commercial, residential and even auto glass was blown out.  I suspect there isn’t that much glass on-hand in the state of Baja Sur or maybe even all of Mexico at the moment to fill the need.  It will take weeks to get the materials needed from cement to plasterboard, paint, lighting fixtures, furniture and more for Cabo to be ready for visitors again.

The material will need to be ferried over on the daily ferrys from La Paz or Topolobampo that are currently being used to bring emergency food and other supplies. The alternative is to bring it down from Tijuana approximately 900 miles north by truck – a 17 hour journey when the 2-lane highway is fully functioning.  Are you getting my drift?