Preparations were generally timely and efficient , though accommodations and resources at storm shelters were stretched Body_movement thin , and many refugees tried to return Giving home against officials ' orders Arranging .

Ahead of the storm Catastrophe , about 225,000 families evacuated Emptying , although many towns lacked proper storm Catastrophe shelters .

There , 20,000 persons were evacuated Removing to shelters .

Hundreds of shelters opened Openness across the states of Colima and Guerrero .

Construction of temporary shelters to house the many people left homeless began Process_start soon after the disaster .

Despite the vulnerability of Japanese cities to firebombing attacks Attack , the firefighting services Assistance lacked training and equipment , and few air raid Attack shelters were constructed Building for civilians .

During the aftermath of the cyclone , 1,000 people on Réunion were evacuated Emptying to shelters .

Many shelters opened Openness in Chiapas , Oaxaca and Guatemala while schools and ports were temporarily closed during the storm Catastrophe .

Several municipalities declared Expressing_publicly a state of emergency , opening Openness 164 shelters with a total capacity of 30,000 people .

Hurricane watches and warnings Warning were issued Creating prior to Cindy 's landfall , hastening Self_motion evacuations Escaping in coastal areas of Louisiana and Texas , with many refugees seeking safety in local shelters .

Due to fears of a repeat of Hurricane Iwa , which devastated Destroying the island group the previous year , officials issued Creating many tropical cyclone warnings Warning and watches while seven shelters were opened Openness , though few people actually used Using these shelters .

Due to fears of a repeat of Hurricane Iwa , which devastated Destroying the island group the previous year , officials issued Creating many tropical cyclone warnings Warning and watches while seven shelters were opened Openness , though few people actually used Using these shelters .

In the wake of Mala , the Red Cross distributed Giving relief aid Assistance to affected residents while local officials set up Building shelters to house those left homeless .

In Guerrero , more than 500 shelters were opened Openness , and schools in most of the state were closed Process_end .

Prior to Dolly 's landfall , schools suspended Process_end classes and officials opened Openness shelters across Tamaulipas and Veracruz .

although the storm 's eye missed the area affected by the earthquake , it sent Sending some 40,000 unk still living in temporary shelters back to evacuation centers and disrupted Hindering relief efforts in the province .

In addition , many shelters were opened Openness .