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October 27, 2023

Hurricane Otis Kills at Least 27 in Mexico, Leaving Trail of Destruction in Acapulco
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In Mexico, at least 27 people were killed and several others are missing
in and around Acapulco, after Hurricane Otis ripped through Mexico's
Pacific coast, knocking out all communications and leaving behind a
trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm was the strongest East
Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall, with 165 mile-per-hour
winds. A local cameraperson who filmed the devastating aftermath in
Acapulco recounted living through the hurricane.

Jaime Villanueva: "There was a moment when the building was moving from
side to side. Water was coming in. Water was entering. You could still
hear a thousand and one things thundering up, down, left, right,
everything. Everything was thundering. And then I remember that Barbara
and I hugged each other and began to pray. We began to say goodbye with
telepathy, literally, because we could not send messages."



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