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Who pays for hurricane damage?
Funding for hurricane damage in Mexico now comes directly from federal budgets and individual government agencies, following the 2020 abolition of FONDEN, the national disaster fund. While authorities are urging residents to take shelter and the Navy is deployed, the shift means resources for recovery from storms like Simon are allocated on a case-by-case basis, potentially slowing response.
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