weather initially prevented further supplies from coming in. Around that time, President Echeverria ordered emergency aid to be sent La Paz, Los Mochis, and Ciudad Obregón, as well as three coastal Sonoran ports. In addition, officials set up tents to house 40,000 homeless persons. Meanwhile, city officials appealed for additional food, medicine, and construction materials. Gerald Ford, who was then the U.S. president, agreed to provide aid for victims of Hurricane Liza; the first of which arrived late on October 2, containing food and construction materials. The next day, power had been restored to hospitals, government centers, and gas stations. The government said that it was rushing in 100,000 meals as well as 40,000 temporary shelters the first of which started to arrive on October 5. within a week after the storm, however, one survivor of the storm noted that plenty of food had arrived from many places. Baja California Sur governor, Ceaser Mendoza Arambrue, ordered a permanent evacuation of all low-lying residents to prevent more destruction during future floods, saying "I never want to see this city menaced in this way again". He also believed that it would take two years to completely re-build La Paz. Mexican officials arranged a meeting on October 3 to make a plan to reconstruct the devastated area. The nation's president ordered a plan to prevent a recurrence of Hurricane Liza, saying that La Paz would be built a different way. In February 1977, houses were donated to the needy in La Paz. Many residents were upset at their government for failing to protect the dam. In the mainland, $50,000 of relief materials as well as $20,000 of cash was supplied to the Los Mochis area. Months after the hurricane, the Mexican government launched an investigation into the dam failure. In the end, La Paz recovered, though the town had to be almost entirely re-built. In 1997, Hurricane Pauline struck southern Mexico, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit the country since Liza. As of 2006, no hurricane in Baja California Sur has been as bad as Liza. See also Other tropical cyclones named Liza List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes List of Baja California Peninsula hurricanes List of Pacific hurricanes Hurricane Norbert (2008) Hurricane Jimena (2009) Hurricane Odile References External links Storm Path Liza Liza (1976) 1976 natural disasters 1976 in Mexico Hurricanes in Sonora Hurricanes in Arizona Hurricanes in Texas Hurricanes in