JOJUTLA, Mexico — Hector Rodarte Cedillo, a 27-year-old window washer and candy salesman, lost his right leg below the knee seven years ago when a car ran him over. Rodarte leans his crutches against a white Volkswagen Beetle before he puts his heavily tattooed arms to work lifting and tossing bricks and twisted metal. Rodarte and the other members of the “9th Brigade” roam the streets helping residents retrieve family photos and other belongings from damaged homes on the verge of imploding altogether. At least a dozen died in the town, hundreds of its homes lie in ruins and many more are damaged beyond repair and slated for demolition. “We will be here lending a hand until we are finished, until Jojutla recovers,” Rodarte said.

Source: National Post September 25, 2017 04:07 UTC