Otis was downgraded to a tropical storm hours after it made landfall in Acapulco as a Category 5 hurricane.
The Plaza Galerías Diana, a shopping mall in Mexico's resort town Acapulco, appeared significantly damaged after Hurricane Otis made landfall along Mexico's Pacific Coast early Wednesday morning, according to photos shared online by national media outlets.E-Consulta, a digital media company based in Mexico City, shared before and after photos of the mall that showed portions of the roof and one side of the mall destroyed.
local time on Wednesday with maximum sustained wind speeds of about 165 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center . Otis may be the strongest hurricane to have ever hit this area, The Associated Press reported.Some of the hurricane's biggest impacts were felt between Acapulco and Tecpan in Guerrero, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Communication in the area was 'completely lost' Wednesday morning, Obrador said.
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