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Clean up and damage assessments begin after Hurricane Otis rips through

Clean up and damage assessments begin after Hurricane Otis rips through

Category 5 storm struck Acapulco and leveled homes, hotels and cut off communications as military called in to help with aid effortsAt least 27 people were killed and four remain missing after Hurricane Otis ripped through the beach resort city of Acapulco, leveling homes and hotels, submerging cars and cutting off communications.The extent of the damage from the category 5 storm, which struck Mexico on Thursday with winds of 165mph, has started to become clear as thousands of first responders and military officers began to assess the damages. Nearly 8,400 members of Mexico’s army, air force and national guard were deployed to assist in cleanup efforts, the defense ministry said.

The Guardian, Benzer haberler