Published: 2023-10-26 15:51
Last Updated: 2024-10-27 20:37
Hurricane Otis killed at least 27 people as it lashed the beach resort town of Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast, officials said Thursday.
The hurricane was classified as a scale-topping category 5 storm.
"Unfortunately, we received word from the state and city governments that 27 people are dead and four are missing," Secretary of State for Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez told a news conference.