Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico’s Pacific coast as it strengthens into huge storm

Hurricane Trudy in the Pacific on Thursday - (AP)

Hurricane Trudy has strengthened into a Category 1 storm as it edges toward Mexico’s Pacific coastline, officials reported on Thursday.

Data from the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami placed the storm roughly 300 miles (480 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, recording maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph).