 Volunteers from the Mexican Red Cross quickly went to disaster areas with search and rescue teams , including using specially trained dogs to search for hurricane victims trapped under muddy areas of Acapulco . By four days after the storm each team was finding one or two corpses per day , with officials stating the search could take weeks . In Guerrero , the teams rescued a total of 35 people from hazard . Hours after the hurricane passed through the area , relief works traveled by boat through flooded areas to assist the worst @-@ hit areas . The Red Cross provided food , water , clothing , blankets , water purification supplies , milk powder and other non @-@ perishable foods , and medical supplies to those staying in government shelters in Oaxaca , Guerrero , and Chiapas . The Mexican Red Cross also set up shelters to house and feed hundreds of displaced people , and by four days after the storm , the Red Cross distributed 100 tonnes of relief supplies to hurricane victims . Medical workers were also deployed to the area to aid the injured . 
