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At least 27 people are dead after Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast

A street is strewn with debris on Wednesday after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico. (Marco Ugarte/AP)

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican authorities on Thursday gave the first human toll for Hurricane Otis' destruction along the country's Pacific coast: at least 27 dead and four missing.

Tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in Acapulco. The municipal water system wasn't functioning, because there was no electricity to run the pumps.

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