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Mexico: Hurricane Otis devastates the seaside resort of Acapulco
Mexico: Hurricane Otis devastates the seaside resort of Acapulco – (FRANCE 2)
On Wednesday, October 25, Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastated the seaside resort of Acapulco in Mexico. For now, communications are still cut. 500,000 people are without electricity. The damage appears significant.
Palm trees, hotel lobbies swept by destructive winds, Wednesday October 25. The gusts are so deafening that they wake tourists in the middle of the night. From the top of a room, we see fallen, uprooted trees and drowned vehicles. With winds over 200 km/h, Category 5 Hurricane Otis made landfall near the seaside resort of Acapulco (Mexico). Thousands of tourists were there for All Saints’ Day. They now find themselves trapped. In flooded corridors, everyone is asked to evacuate.
Communications cut
As a precaution, the electricity in the town had been cut off. Ports and schools had been closed. The hurricane was considered potentially catastrophic by the authorities. They have not yet heard from the population. “There is no communication. We don’t know what it is.” recognize Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorthe president of Mexico. Now that it is daylight, the images of the damage are striking. 500,000 people are without electricity.