Acapulco Hurricane – What!

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In an incident that seems to have been initially passed by the mainstream media, a category 5 Hurricane has devastated Acapulco last week.

It was a news story that was of interest to me, as I visited Acapulco some 40 years ago for a long weekend while working in Mexico City for six weeks.

It certainly looked an interesting place then, that has obviously changed tremendously over those years.

Here are some links that I found that are starting to show some devastation resulting from the Hurricane.

The Independent – Acapulco hotel guest describes terror of ‘nightmare’ Hurricane Otis

WION – Damage and distress in Mexico’s Acapulco as Hurricane Otis batters beach resort

CNN – Before-and-after shows devastation from Category 5 Hurricane Otis in Mexico

REUTERS – Hurricane Otis pummels Mexico’s Acapulco, cutting off famous beach resort

BBC – Hurricane Otis smashes into Mexico coast