This satellite image provided by NOAA on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, shows Hurricane Otis approaching Mexico’s Pacific coast near Acapulco. – Otis is forecast to make landfall early Wednesday and there is a hurricane warning in effect from Punta Maldonado to Zihuatanejo
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Hurricane Otis is expected to reach Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 5 hurricane, bringing winds exceeding 160 mph in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Weather Channel reported that the hurricane could become the most powerful ever to hit Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific coastline, affecting at least one million people.
Otis’ wind speeds have surged by 110 mph since late Monday, propelling the hurricane into the rare category of a near-landfall Category 5 storm.
The National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday evening that “a nightmare scenario is unfolding for southern Mexico this evening with rapidly intensifying Otis approaching the coastline”.
“This is an extremely serious situation for the Acapulco metropolitan area with the core of the destructive hurricane likely to come near or over that large city early on Wednesday. There are no hurricanes on record even close to this intensity for this part of Mexico.”
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Hurricane Otis as Mexico braces for the Category 5 storm.
Maroosha Muzaffar25 October 2023 06:17
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