 A U.S. Navy relief plane was sent to Chetumal , Mexico , to deliver food and other relief supplies after Janet struck the region . In areas previously affected by hurricanes Gladys and Hilda earlier in the year , federal relief agencies were ordered to extend relief operations to the Yucatán Peninsula . However , after crossing the Bay of Campeche and making landfall near Veracruz , relief measures were once again implemented in the western Gulf Coast of Mexico . The Mexican Air Force , commercial and private planes , and helicopters were sent to bring relief supplies and airlift refugees . The United States initiated the largest relief campaign ever staged in Mexico at the time . Various government and relief agencies , including the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army , participated in the relief efforts . The United States Air Force and United States Army began a joint @-@ relief operation to send relief supplies to the Tampico area , beginning with the deployment of a Curtiss C @-@ 46 Commando from the Harlingen Air Force Base on October 1 . Ten other military transport aircraft from the United States Air Force were sent from Texas to provide food and clothing . Pan American World Airways sent a Boeing 314 from Miami , Florida to evacuate victims . Helicopters were sent from the USS Saipan to transfer food and medical supplies from the light aircraft carrier . Other ships also aided in delivering supplies , including the USS Siboney , which also deployed helicopters to assist in relief efforts . By October 6 , 1 @,@ 500 people were estimated to have been rescued from the Tampico area , and at least 280 @,@ 000 lb ( 130 @,@ 000 kg ) of food and clothing materials were estimated to have been delivered by the US Air Force to the city . There , typhoid serum shots were administered as a precautionary measure . Former president Manuel Ávila Camacho died of a heart ailment , in part due to over @-@ exertion in helping in the relief efforts . 
