Hurricane Otis slammed into Acapulco, Mexico last Wednesday, a surprise Category 5 hurricane with 165 mph winds coming from the Pacific Ocean that left a trail of intense devastation in its wake.
Power lines were downed and hotels, homes, streets, restaurants and bridges in Acapulco, a resort city along the Pacific coast, were left mostly underwater. The heavy flooding also triggered landslides in Acapulco and left parts of the state of Guerrero without power or cellphone service.
At least 47 people died and dozens were missing after the storm, while Navy search efforts focused on the 29 boats that sunk in Acapulco Bay, the Associated Press reported.
Acapulco is a resort city and major seaport in Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, about 240 miles south of Mexico City. Nearly 1 million people live in the city and hundreds of thousands of tourists visit each year.
Photos show destruction from Hurricane Otis in Mexico
Aerial view of damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on October 28, 2023. The death toll from an extraordinarily powerful hurricane that blasted the Mexican resort city of Acapulco rose Saturday to 39, the Mexican government said.
Damage is seen at a yacht club in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Stranded boats are seen on the beach after the passage of Hurricane Otis in the nautical area of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on October 30, 2023. Three foreigners were among at least 45 people killed when Hurricane Otis lashed Acapulco last week, authorities said Monday, as Mexico's president promised to put the devastated beachside city "back on its feet." The foreign victims -- from the United States, Britain and Canada -- were residents of Acapulco, Evelyn Salgado, governor of the southern state of Guerrero, told reporters.
Members of the Secretary of the Navy carry out search and rescue activities to find missing persons reported after the passage of Hurricane Otis in the nautical area of Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico on October 30, 2023. Three foreigners were among at least 45 people killed when Hurricane Otis lashed Acapulco last week, authorities said Monday, as Mexico's president promised to put the devastated beachside city "back on its feet." The foreign victims -- from the United States, Britain and Canada -- were residents of Acapulco, Evelyn Salgado, governor of the southern state of Guerrero, told reporters.
Firefighters and scuba divers search for bodies near sunken boats at a yacht club in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, following Hurricane Otis.
Damage is seen at a yacht club in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Hurricane Otis aftermath: At least 47 dead
Julian Matadamas (C) removes debris left by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Puerto Marques, Guerrero State, Mexico, on October 28, 2023.
A woman stands at a damaged area in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from the Category 5 storm that struck the country's southern Pacific coast.
Relatives of hurricane Otis victims seek information outside a morgue in Acapulco, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
Natividad Reynoso cooks tortillas for her family in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis which ripped off part of her home's roof in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Reynoso's business selling plants to hotels was wiped out by the Category 5 storm.
View of damages caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on October 28, 2023.
A volunteer receives humanitarian aid at a collection center in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
Jessika Dorantes stands in the home of her mother Estela Sandoval after it was destroyed by Hurricane Otis, as she helps to clean up, in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Sandoval was among hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were torn apart when the fastest intensifying hurricane on record in the Eastern Pacific shredded the coastal city of 1 million.
A resident walks past a boat as she arrives to her home to salvage personal items and food in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
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