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Acapulco is cut off by Hurricane Otis and the number of victims is unknown

So far we have no data on loss of human life, but there is no communication. Yes material damage, broken roads; The highway itself reaching Acapulco has landslides," said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

  • 26/10/2023 • 09:33

The passage of Hurricane Otis, which rose to category 5 and made landfall with winds greater than 250 km/h, left the port of Acapulco, in the Mexican Pacific, incommunicado this Wednesday, with blocked roads and power and communications outages, which prevented the government to determine the extent of the damage and number of victims, the country's authorities reported. Thousands of tourists and residents are stranded in the resort of Acapulco, after the passage of Hurricane Otis, which caused "massive devastation in hotels, shopping centers and public roads" this Wednesday, according to the first images broadcast by the media. "Until now we have no data on loss of human life, but there is no communication. Yes, material damage, broken roads; the highway itself reaching Acapulco has landslides," said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his usual morning press conference. reported the AFP agency. The cyclone, which made landfall after midnight local time with winds greater than 250 km/h, was located 160 km northwest of the popular resort, with sustained winds of 130 km/h (category 1), and was moving at 17 km/h. h, according to the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC