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In Acapulco And Across Mexico, Violence Poses Huge Test For New President

Gunfire, murders and threats -- insecurity is part of everyday life across much of Mexico and one of the main challenges awaiting Claudia Sheinbaum when she becomes president on Tuesday.

International Business Times · Sep 28, 2024

John as a tropical storm hits Mexico's Pacific coast a 2nd time

Tropical Storm John came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Thursday, coming back to life for a second landfall after its previous deadly passage through the country earlier in the week

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane John Causes Devastation Along Mexico's Pacific Coast

Tropical storm John, now a Category 1 hurricane, causes flooding and landslides in Mexico's southwestern coast, prompting evacuations and emergency responses.

10 Bodies Found In Mexico's Acapulco, Some In Street

Ten bodies were found scattered around Mexico's once-glamorous resort city of Acapulco, which has been engulfed by violence linked to organized crime, authorities said Tuesday.

International Business Times · May 21, 2024

De Minaur keeps Acapulco ATP title defence on track

Defending champion Alex de Minaur's impressive start to 2024 has continued with another easy win to move into the last eight of the ATP tournament in Acapulco.

AAP · Feb 29, 2024

Thompson, Purcell tumble in Acapulco first round

Doubles winners in Los Cabos at the weekend, Australia's Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have lost their opening singles matches in Acapulco, also in Mexico.

AAP · Feb 28, 2024

2024 Mexican Open In Acapulco Marks City's Resilient Comeback

Discover the resilience of Acapulco post-Hurricane Otis through the 2024 Mexican Open, a symbol of recovery and community spirit.

Mexico sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after Hurricane Otis. But it hasn't stopped the violence

The Mexican government has sent 25,000 troops to Acapulco after the resort was hit by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024

‘The Party of London’: Rio’s favela funk raves look to the world

Naming trend began about five years ago, but these bailes are far more than the ear-shattering raves vilified by the authorities

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023

Mexico's president predicts full recovery for Acapulco, but resort residents see difficulties

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is ebullient about the recovery of Acapulco after Hurricane Otis smashed into the resort on Oct. 25, killing 52 people

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Acapulco's Cliff Divers Are Back After Deadly Hurricane Otis

As cliff-diving returned this month, the tourism industry has hoped for a much-needed rebound, but it has been slow to take off.

Latin Times · Dec 17, 2023

Acapulco's Cliff Divers Are Back After Deadly Hurricane

With few tourists watching the daring feat, Abraham Estrada dives off La Quebrada, an emblematic Acapulco cliff where the spectacle has resumed but struggles to attract visitors after the Mexican resort was hammered by Hurricane Otis.

International Business Times · Dec 17, 2023

A tale of two cities: a month after Hurricane Otis, Acapulco exposes gaps in disaster response

Tourist areas in the Mexican resort city are slowly coming back to life but in poorer neighbourhoods many people lack food and power, and face the threat of disease

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Acapulco races to restart its tourism engine after Hurricane Otis devastates its hotels, restaurants

Three weeks after Hurricane Otis smacked Acapulco, businesses of all types and sizes hum with activity as residents work with a singular purpose: restart as soon as possible the tourism engine of this city of 1 million people

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

A missing sailor's last message from Hurricane Otis was to ask his family to pray for him

When Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay on Oct 25 with 165 mph winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Acapulco recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

More than two weeks ago Otis went from tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in a record 12 hours

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Mexico's hurricane reconstruction plans prioritize military barracks, owners left to rebuild hotels

Mexico's government has laid out hurricane reconstruction plans for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much priority to building military barracks as re-opening hotels

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023

‘The children screamed for hours’: horrors of Hurricane Otis leave devastation for Acapulco’s poorest

Mexico’s Pacific coast was battered by 165mph winds and torrential rain on 25 October. Thousands lost their homes and many now have too little food or water to survive

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The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Mexico to give interest subsidies, but no loans, to Acapulco hotels destroyed by Hurricane Otis

The Mexican government says it will pay half of interest rates on bank loans to rebuild the 377 hotels destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Otis

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds of thousands of people

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

3 foreigners confirmed among 45 dead from Hurricane Otis in Mexico, as search for bodies continues

Officials in Mexico say three foreign residents were among at least 45 people who perished when Hurricane Otis hit the resort of Acapulco last week

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

In the wake of the destructive Hurricane Otis, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the history of weather forecasting. The hurricane roared ashore with 165mph winds and torrential rainfall, slamming into the coastal city of Acapulco, Mexico and claiming the lives of at least 48 people.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

Hurricane Otis’s death toll rises to 39

More resources are arriving on Mexico’s battered Pacific coast and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as more bodies are recovered from Acapulco’s harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris

WEKU · Oct 29, 2023

3 foreigners confirmed among the dozens dead from Hurricane Otis in Mexico

Those confirmed dead included one American, one Canadian and one person from England, all of whom had been living in Acapulco for some time and were not considered tourists, local prosecutors said.

France 24 · Oct 29, 2023

Hurricane Otis death toll surpasses 30 as more aid reaches Acapulco

More resources are arriving on Mexico's battered Pacific coast, and the death toll from Hurricane Otis is growing as searchers recover more bodies from Acapulco's harbor and under fallen trees and other storm debris.

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