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☆ Mexico High Schoolers Take up Arms After Village Kidnappings
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

Violence has recently escalated in Guerrero, one of the poorest states in Mexico. In Ayahualtempa, four members of a local family have been missing since Friday when they were kidnapped, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office said. "We're not going to allow them to kidnap us any more, or for people to keep disappearing," Toribio said. This is not the first time minors have been armed in Guerrero, where authorities have struggled to counter powerful drug trafficking gangs. (Reporting by Javier Verdin in Acapulco and Diego Oré in Mexico City, Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

Persons: Javier Verdin, Diego Oré, Antonio Toribio, We're, Toribio, Isabel Woodford, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Familia Locations: Diego Oré ACAPULCO, Mexico, Ayahualtempa, Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico City

☆ Hurricane Otis Slams Into Mexico’s Acapulco as Category 5 Storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Anthony Harrup | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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.

Persons: Otis, Javier Verdin, Hurricane Otis Organizations: Reuters, Reuters MEXICO CITY, Hurricane, National Hurricane Center Locations: Acapulco, Reuters MEXICO

☆ Mexico braces for Category 5 hurricane, risk of 'catastrophic' damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Javier Verdin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Members of the federal forces chat as they keep watch at a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing RightsACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's southern coast braced for Hurricane Otis on Wednesday as the Category 5 storm made landfall near the beach resorts of Acapulco, with the potential to cause "catastrophic damage," the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The hurricane reached land near Acapulco, bringing maximum sustained winds around 165 mph (270 kmh) and heavy rain, the center said. In Guerrero, authorities were preparing storm shelters and the national guard said it was helping to prepare for rescues and evacuations. Reporting by Javier Verdin in Acapulco and Brendan O'Boyle in Mexico City; writing by Brendan O'Boyle; editing by Robert Birsel and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Javier Verdin, CONAGUA, Otis, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Evelyn Salgado, Brendan O'Boyle, Robert Birsel, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Guerrero, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Miami, Mexico City

☆ Hurricane Otis barrels toward Mexico's Acapulco as Category 5 storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Javier Verdin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] People walk along a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing RightsACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Hurricane Otis barreled toward Mexico's beach resort of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday and was poised to make landfall on its Pacific coast early on Wednesday. By 9 p.m. time (0300 GMT on Wednesday) Otis was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, the Miami-based NHC added. Over the weekend, Hurricane Norma killed at least three people as it passed along the northwest coast of Mexico. Days before, the powerful Hurricane Lidia left one person dead and several injured after battering Mexico's Pacific coast.

Persons: Hurricane Otis, Javier Verdin, Otis, Evelyn Salgado, Norma, Hurricane Lidia, Brendan O'Boyle, Diego Ore, Natalia Siniawski, Alison Williams, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Punta Maldonado, NHC, Guerrero, Thomson Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico, Rights ACAPULCO, Miami, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Oaxaca

☆ Brazen ambush leaves at least 13 local police dead in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Forensic technicians work at a crime scene where several local police officers were shot dead by gunmen, in Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico October 23, 2023. Among the dead is the local security chief for the town of Coyuca de Benitez, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Coyuca de Benitez area is known for the presence of organized crime. Prior to the ambush, the agents were sent to respond to a report of alleged firearm detonations in the area, the source said. Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Coyuca de Benitez, Javier Verdin, de, Lizbeth Diaz, Isabel Woodford, David Alire Garcia, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, National Guard, Thomson Locations: Coyuca, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico's Guerrero, Acapulco, de Benitez, Guerrero

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