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Kansans with ties to Acapulco, Mexico, hope for help after seeing damage left by Hurricane Otis

Hurricane Otis hit last week in Acapulco, Mexico and pummeled the popular resort town's buildings and infrastructure. One family who lives in the KC metro area still has many ties to the city. “My ...
Reuters

Mexico throws troops, aid into Acapulco as hurricane death toll rises

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Sunday intensified efforts to get the stricken coastal city of Acapulco back on its feet as the toll of dead and missing from a ...
The Washington Post

Acapulco can rebuild from a hurricane. But how does it end violent crime?

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Before Hurricane Otis tore through this once-famed Pacific Coast resort, the Las Olas luxury condominium complex was already expecting a dismal turnout for this Día de los Muertos ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Hurricane Otis hits Acapulco with unprecedented ferocity

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco, ...
The Columbian

Mexican officials say supplies are getting into Acapulco and people are getting out

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Officials said Friday that that they are moving supplies into Acapulco and getting people out of the devastated city three days after Hurricane Otis pummeled Mexico’s Pacific ...
turnto10

Hurricane Otis batters Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis ripped through Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Wednesday as a powerful Category 5 storm, dousing steep mountains and leaving a trail of damage in Acapulco ...
Reuters

As devastated Acapulco rebuilds, other Mexico resorts urged to heed its lessons

MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hurricane Otis not only devastated Acapulco, but also exposed fatal weaknesses in ageing infrastructure, teaching hard lessons that coastal cities throughout Mexico must ...
Orlando Sentinel

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof. With it went ...
Oregonian

Monster hurricane catches Acapulco by surprise, leaves 27 dead, devastates resort town

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Otis’ stunning transformation into a monster hurricane killed at least 27 people as it devastated Acapulco, officials said Thursday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador went by ...
abc7NY

7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes near Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Mexico resort city of Acapulco late Tuesday, according to the USGS. The quake hit at 6:47 p.m. PT less than 10 miles north of Acapulco.
Newsday

Mexican police hit the beaches after killings in Acapulco, as cartels recruit youths on social media

MEXICO CITY — Tourists have barely started trickling back into the Mexican resort of Acapulco after deadly storm damage last year, but the gangland killings on the beaches have already returned. Late ...