Mexico: Hurricane Odile destroyed Chabad House

Heads of Chabad of San Diego - adjacent to Mexico border – worried: Odile hurricane, which began on Monday, struck near the resort town Cabo San Lucas, California peninsula, Mexico, and virtually wiped out the local Chabad House, headed by Chabad emissary "Rabbi Alexander Piekarski, which is very close to the sea.

Since Monday contact has been lost with him and Rabbi Benzion Hershkowitz Chabad emissary resort town of Cabo San Lucas.

Rabbi Jonah Raskin, Chabad emissary in San Diego, California, says to Behadrey Haredim: "We are concerned that since the beginning of the hurricane lost contact with two Chabad emissaries who are in the area of the hurricane. Chabad of La Paz region, headed by Rabbi Piekarski is right next to the beach, and the testimonies we received stated that the hurricane was passing at 200 mph; completely destroyed and swept the house and its contents.

He said, "We tried to contact Rabbi Piekarski and Rabbi Hershkowitz but we could not. We know that all the tourists were evacuated by police helicopter. Meanwhile sent yesterday two trucks loaded with food, clothes and batteries, one in the direction of La Paz to Rabbi Piekarski and the other in the direction of Rabbi Hershkowitz. We sent enough food for them until after the holiday – for the whole community. "

"Some live Jewish families In La Paz, but the town of Cabo which is a tourist town has a larger community. According to reports we received, residents who were left homeless were brought to shelter, and others were housed in hotels. We hope to hear from the truck drivers, of the fate of the two Chabad Houses, at the moment we and families of Chabad emissaries are concerned, we hope to know more details soon, "he concludes.

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