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/ReutersMEXICO 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.
The hurricane, which intensified from tropical-storm strength to a major hurricane 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.
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