Hurricane Otis, Category 4 Hurricane, Made Landfall in Acapulco, Mexico
Date : 25th October, 2023
THE SOIL – Early on Wednesday morning, Hurricane Otis, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in the well-known Mexican beach resort of Acapulco. It hammered the southern Pacific shoreline with intense gusts of wind and rain, severely damaging hotels and forcing visitors to seek refuge.
Social media users shared videos of the aftermath of the hurricane, showing completely destroyed rooms. Walls and ceilings had been ripped apart, and cars were half submerged in floodwater. The mayhem and disorder that Otis had left behind were shown to the people of Guerrero, a state in southern Mexico, as dawn broke.
Social media footage showed nurses escorting patients out of their hospital rooms in order to protect them from the approaching Otis, the strongest hurricane to ever hit the region.
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Otis Has Somewhat Weakened To A Category 2 Hurricane
As of right now, there are no reports of storm-related fatalities, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. He did, however, highlight the difficulties authorities confront in getting current information.
“The area is still being affected by the hurricane, which has resulted in a total breakdown in communication,” he told reporters at the regular press conference.
Otis is still over the state of Guerrero but has somewhat weakened to a Category 2 hurricane. According to a statement released by CONAGUA, the national water agency of Mexico, Otis is expected to continue bringing heavy rains to a large portion of the region, especially the coastal districts.
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State of Guerrero Experienced Extensive Power Outages
Mexico’s civil protection agencies have reported that the state of Guerrero has experienced extensive power outages. Otis’s effects have also resulted in the cancellation of educational events and the suspension of flights to and from Acapulco. Hotels are trembling as a result of this earthquake event, forcing travellers to seek refuge in safe havens.
The U.S. National Hurricane Centre reported that Otis was located 60 miles (or 100 km) to the north-northwest of Acapulco around 0600 local time, or 1200 GMT. As it travelled inland, Otis’ intensity significantly decreased.
But it continued to blow at 110 mph (177 kph), which caused heavy rains and unexpected flooding in southern Mexico. It hit large swaths of southern Mexico with gusts comparable to those of a hurricane.
CONAGUA Issued A Warning
CONAGUA issued a warning about the strong 6- to 8-meter (20- to 26-foot) waves that are present along the Guerrero coast and in some sections of Oaxaca.
Emergency shelters have been activated throughout Guerrero, and the National Guard is ready to supervise evacuations and carry out rescue missions.
Lopez Obrador revealed late on Tuesday that the Ministry of Defence had implemented a detailed emergency plan in preparation for the storm. As beachgoers began to leave Acapulco’s shorelines, military personnel were stationed there to supervise their departure.