Hurricane Otis hit near the beach-resort destination of Acapulco that's popular with tourists. It was later downgraded to a Category 4 storm. Authorities warned of a “potentially catastrophic storm surge.” Photo: Javier Verdin/Reuters
Hurricane Otis hit near the beach-resort destination of Acapulco that is popular with tourists. It was later downgraded to a Category 4 storm. Authorities warned of a “potentially catastrophic storm surge.” Photo: Javier Verdin/Reuters
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Otis rammed into Mexico’s Pacific port and popular beach resort of Acapulco as a powerful Category 5 storm, ripping into buildings, causing heavy flooding, disrupting communications and knocking out power early on Wednesday.within just 12 hours Tuesday, made landfall in the early hours of Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of around 165 miles an hour, the National Hurricane Center said.This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.
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