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==Aftermath==
[[File:Cancún, Huracán Wilma, Oct 22.jpg|right|thumb|Storm damage to a [[McDonald's]] restaurant in Cancún|alt=Photograph of a fast food restaurant showing some damage to its façade with debris on the adjacent road]]
Storm sheltershelters evacueesand facedaffected foodcommunities both faced shortages in the immediate aftermath of Wilma.<ref name="wv"/> In Cancún, officials distributed food and water from the city hall.<ref name="ifrc6">{{cite report|title=Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico: Hurricane Wilma – Information Bulletin n° 4|work=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies|at=ReliefWeb|date=October 24, 2005|accessdate=March 12, 2020|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-central-america-and-mexico-hurricane-wilma-information-bulletin-n-4}}</ref> There were 10 community kitchens across the city, each capable of feeding 1,500 people everyper day.<ref name="elun">{{cite news|title=Wilma: Inicia la reconstrucción mxm (martes)|language=Spanish|publisher=El Universal|date=October 26, 2005|accessdate=March 18, 2020|url=https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/312456.html}}</ref> Local and federal troops quelled looting and rioting in Cancún.<ref name="ocha6"/><ref name="ifrc6"/> Traffic on Cancun's Kukulkán Boulevard reopened on October 25, after beingthe roadway was flooded for three days.<ref name="elun"/> The Mexican Army partially reopened the Cancún International Airport on October 24 to transferfacilitate the movement of aid and equipment;<ref name="univer"/> it reopened to the public three days later.<ref>{{cite report|work=U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=October 28, 2005|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=March 12, 2020|title=The Caribbean: Hurricane Wilma OCHA Situation Report No. 8|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-wilma-ocha-situation-report-no-8}}</ref> While Cancún's airport was closed to the public, stranded visitors filled taxis and buses to Mérida, Yucatán. Located 320 km (200 mi) from Cancún, Mérida was thehome region'sto the closest functioningoperational airport.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sofia Miselem|title=After Wilma Hits Mexico, All Buses Lead To Merida|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=October 24, 2005|accessdate=April 18, 2020|url=https://www.terradaily.com/news/hurricane-05zzzzze.html|publisher=Terra Daily}}</ref> Hotels and outgoing flights were filled to capacity in Mérida for several days after the storm.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=October 26, 2005|title=Stranded In Mexico, 6 Days Later|publisher=CBS|accessdate=April 19, 2020|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stranded-in-mexico-6-days-later/}}</ref> On October 27, Mexico'sPresident then-presidentof Mexico [[Vicente Fox]] surveyed the storm damage. Fox's [[Secretariat of Tourism (Mexico)|Secretary of Tourism]], [[Rodolfo Elizondo Torres]], coordinatedorchestrated the reconstructionresponse with thea aimgoal forof quick restoration ofrevival tourist areas.<ref>{{cite report|date=October 28, 2005|title=Mexico: Concluye Presidente Vicente Fox Gira de Supervisión por destinos de playa dañados en Quintana Roo por Wilma|language=Spanish|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=March 12, 2020|publisher=Government of Mexico|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/mexico-concluye-presidente-vicente-fox-gira-de-supervisi%C3%B3n-por-destinos-de-playa}}</ref> President Fox pledged that 75% of the hotels would be repaired by December 15, promising loans and tax breaks to restore the industry.<ref>{{cite news|author=Will Weissert|title=In Cancun, the rebuilding goes slowly after Hurricane Wilma|newspaper=Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|date=December 14, 2005|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/in-cancun-the-rebuilding-goes-slowly-after-hurricane-wilma/|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref> Most hotels in Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, and the [[Riviera Maya]] were largely reopened by early January 2006.<ref>{{cite news|author=Will Weissert|title=After the hurricane, Cancun still has a long way to go|newspaper=Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|date=January 5, 2006|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/after-the-hurricane-cancun-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref> The resorts in Cancún took longer to reopenrestore, but most were operationalopen byfor Wilma'sbusiness by one- year anniversaryafter the storm.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cancun, rebuilt and showing off|author=Chris Erskine|date=November 12, 2006|accessdate=March 18, 2020|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-12-tr-yucatan12-story.html}}</ref>
On November 28, the [[Official Journal of the Federation (Mexico)|Official Journal of the Federation]] announced a disaster area for 9 of Quintana Roo's [[municipalities of Quintana Roo|11 municipalities]] – Benito Juárez, Cozumel, [[Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality|Felipe Carrillo Puerto]], Isla Mujeres, [[Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo|Lázaro Cárdenas]], [[Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo|Othon P. Blanco]], and [[Solidaridad Municipality|Solidaridad]].<ref name="mexdam"/> Following the destructive impacts of Wilma and earlier [[Hurricane Stan]], Mexico's state-owned bank –, [[Banobras]] –, authorized $21 billion (MXN, US$2 billion) to states and local municipalities for rebuilding.<ref>{{cite report|title=El Presidente anunciará apoyos extraordinarios del Gobierno Federal para la reconstrucción y reparación de las 50 mil viviendas dañadas por el huracán en el estado de Chiapas: Rubén Aguilar, vocero de Presidencia|language=Spanish|at=ReliefWeb|publisher=Government of Mexico|date=November 1, 2005|accessdate=March 12, 2020|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/el-presidente-anunciar%C3%A1-apoyos-extraordinarios-del-gobierno-federal-para-la}}</ref> Mexico's [[Development finance institution|development bank]] – Nacional Financiera – provided financial assistance for businesses affected by Wilma and Stan through a $400 million fund (MXN, US$37 million). Quintana Roo's state government began a temporary work program for residents whose jobs were impacted by the hurricane. Other Mexican state governments sent helicopters, machinery, food, and aid to the hardest hit areas.<ref name="elun"/> Mexico healthHealthcare workers provided vaccines and focused on preventing [[Vector (epidemiology)|vector-borne]] diseases.<Ref name="gub"/> About 3,500 people worked to restore water and power service, although total restoration forof electricity was expected to take about a month. Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Libros de Texto Gratuitos sent 250,000 textbooks to Quintana Roo for the thousands of students who lost their academic supplies.<ref name="elun"/> DueTo toreplenish the extensive beach erosionbeaches, crews installed geotubes and dredged about 2.5 million m<sup>3</sup> (660 ft<sup>3</sup>) of sand, supported by Mexico's federal government and the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua.<ref name="univer"/> The new beaches were not as smooth or whitefair in color as the previous beachones, which had formed naturally over time.<ref name="dp"/>
The Mexican Red Cross assisted residents in the aftermath of the hurricane, providingprovided health care and food to emergency shelters.<ref name="rc1024">{{Cite report|title=Mexican Red Cross delivers immediate aid to victims of Wilma in the Yucatan Peninsula|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/mexican-red-cross-delivers-immediate-aid-victims-wilma-yucatan-peninsula|work=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies|date=October 24, 2005|accessdate=March 18, 2020|at=ReliefWeb}}</ref> The agency sent 54 tons of food and water supplies to the Yucatán Peninsula, along with teams of experts to coordinate the disaster response.<ref name="ifrc1021"/> TheIt Red Crossalso distributed 3,650 emergency kits to affected residents in Quintana Roo,;<ref>{{cite report|title=Mexico: Distribución de botiquines en Quinana Roo|publisher=Mexican Red Cross|language=Spanish|date=October 18, 2006|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=March 9, 2020|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/mexico-distribuci%C3%B3n-de-botiquines-en-quinana-roo}}</ref> includingthe kits included plastic sheeting, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, and hygiene supplies.<ref name="ocha7">{{cite report|work=U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=March 12, 2020|title=The Caribbean: Hurricane Wilma OCHA Situation Report No. 7|date=October 26, 2005|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/caribbean-hurricane-wilma-ocha-situation-report-no-7}}</ref> A Salvation Army plane dropped off 10 tons of bottled water to Cancún and took stranded tourists on its return flight.<ref name="sa"/> The [[United States Agency for International Development]] sent $9.8 million (US$900,000) to the Mexican Red Cross to purchase relief supplies following hurricanes Stan and Wilma.<ref>{{cite report|work=United States Agency for International Development|date=November 2, 2005|accessdate=March 9, 2020|title=USAID increase assistance to Mexico flood victims|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/usaid-increase-assistance-mexico-flood-victims|at=ReliefWeb}}</ref>
The name ''Wilma'' was later [[List of retired Atlantic hurricane names|retired]], meaning it will not be used again for another [[Atlantic hurricane]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=March 18, 2020}}</ref>
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