Twenty seven people have died and four are missing after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Mexico, authorities have said.
The hurricane intensified yesterday before hitting Acapulco, a beach resort town that’s home to more than one million people.
Tens of thousands of residents, stranded in their damaged homes without power, have been awaiting assistance over a day after Hurricane Otis made landfall in the area.
Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez reported 27 confirmed deaths and four disappearances during President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador’s morning news briefing, a sentiment echoed by Guerrero state Governor Evelyn Salgado moments later.
Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from minor storms to powerful and catastrophic weather systems, according to US climate scientist Andra Garner.
Mr López Obrador said the destruction was so severe that there wasn’t a single power line pole left standing in the affected area.
He pointed out that small farmers bore the brunt of Otis’ wrath, with their corn crops ravaged by the relentless wind and rain. He stressed that the immediate restoration of power in the region was of utmost importance.
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