The death toll from Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm that battered the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco, has risen to 43, said Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado in a social media post.
She added that electricity had been restored to 58% of Acapulco, and that officials had visited 10,000 families in Acapulco and the nearby city of Coyuca de Benitez for a census to evaluate damages.
"These have been intense days of non-stop work," Salgado said, noting that officials were working to distribute aid., and many people are still searching for family members after losing contact when the storm hit on Wednesday. With winds of 165 mph , Hurricane Otis flooded city, wreaked homes, stores and hotels, and severed communications.
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