My name is Noé Pérez Aquino. I am a teacher at the Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Elementary School here in the municipality of Puente de Coyula, which is located near two bodies of water. To the west, a stream passes by and to the south is the bank of a river.

The school suffered great damage to infrastructure, office supplies and electronic equipment such as computers, printers, audio equipment, etc. In total, five classrooms, the administration area, the kitchen, and the student toilets were affected.

Here we are in the dining room. We had a refrigerator in the back. The refrigerator, stove and gas tank were destroyed because the water level rose about three and a half meters above the level of the school. Basically, the result was a complete destruction.

We are in a risk zone. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday there was a lot of support from the communities, people from the surrounding areas and the village administration. The park rangers joined in, as well as various civic associations and. We washed chairs, tables, etc. and salvaged what could be salvaged, but still there is much work ahead. We need financial support. We also need heavy machinery to remove the layer of mud that was left all over the village, the break ground, the sports fields, and the soccer field. And we need to pick up all the garbage so that the rivers are not polluted.

There is still a lot of work to be done. There are still many needs which we must address.

 We would like to give classes again as soon as possible, but this is not possible now because of the conditions at the school. We hope to receive your support to achieve this goal and resume classes soon.