Supporting Oaxaca’s Coast After Hurricane Erick
June 27, 2025
In June 2025, Hurricane Erick made landfall on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing destructive winds, heavy rains, and widespread flooding to rural communities in Oaxaca and Guerrero. The hardest-hit areas, including Pinotepa Nacional and communities between there and Puerto Escondido, reported significant damage to homes, infrastructure, and road access. Families were left in dangerous situations without access to food, water, electricity and safe shelter.
OUR RESPONSE TO HURRICANE ERICK
June 26, 2025
We spoke with Claudina, the secretary of the community’s police station, who shared some of the challenges the community is facing in the immediate aftermath of the storm. She expressed her appreciation for direct action on the ground, saying, “I feel very good seeing [AHAH] all take the time. When I see you, I get emotional, because I tell myself that help has arrived.”
June 24, 2025
Afro-Mexican communities along the Oaxaca coast were disproportionately impacted. Isidro Ramírez López, leader of the Organization for the Social and Productive Development of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Descendant Communities (SOCPINDA), called Hurricane Erick the most devastating storm these communities have faced, adding that “nine out of ten families were affected by Hurricane Erick’s strong winds. The truth is, no one escaped the effects.”
AHAH is focusing its response in Oaxaca, where our Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART) is actively coordinating with local authorities, conducting on-the-ground assessments, and distributing emergency kits with water and non-perishable food.
It’s a terrible situation here in the town. My family, each one has their own testimony saying that on every corner people were taking refuge—everyone or most of the people from my town. I have even asked influencers all the way there. Out of desperation for my town, I told them to support me, that just as they spread information, we want them to spread information about my town here, because it’s not just one person affected; there are more than 200 inhabitants.
While every disaster is different, our guiding principle remains the same: we listen to community needs, collaborate with local partners and commit to long-term recovery. This measured approach ensures that the right help reaches the right people at the right time.
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