Soldiers gather debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico on Oct. 28, 2023
ACAPULCO, Mexico — At least 43 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the governor of hard-hit Guerrero said Sunday as the death toll continued to climb.
More resources were arriving as searchers recovered more bodies from Acapulco's harbor and from beneath fallen trees and other storm debris. Kristian Vera stood on an Acapulco beach Saturday looking out toward dozens of sunken boats, including three of her own, all marked by floating buoys or just poking out of the water.
Vera took turns with four others swimming out with empty gas jugs for flotation to try to raise their sunken boats from the shallow harbor.
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