 The governments of Oaxaca and Guerrero asked UNICEF for assistance , specifically water tanks , water pumps , and construction material . International aid initially focused almost solely on the damage in Acapulco . By a week after the hurricane , 500 communities in Oaxaca remained isolated and without assistance , with several large communities in Guerrero not receiving any material aid by a week after the hurricane . The Adventist Development and Relief Agency organized about 7 tons of food and clothing , and sent a bus of 40 people to help isolated villages in southern Mexico . Around ten days after the hurricane struck , 20 @,@ 000 people were still isolated from emergency crews and relief works , causing the president to suspect people could begin starving to death . Helicopters were initially sent to the remote areas , though severe fog and heavy rainfall after the hurricane grounded the operations . The government worked to bring food to remote mountain communities , though officials noted the serious risk in doing so . 
