Even though the government was blamed for lack of warnings and water shortages, Ernesto Zedillo, the president of Mexico at that time, cut his vacation in Europe short to respond to the catastrophe.
墨西哥政府因预警不足和水资源短缺受到批评，当时的墨西哥总统埃內斯托·柴迪洛缩短他在欧洲的假期，对灾害作出响应。