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Acapulco, Mexico – 18 June 2025
1. Flag
2. Tourists on the beach
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sabino Montaño, Acapulco resident and waiter:
“Uncertainty because nothing is known but fear, everyone is already afraid.”
4. Various of a group of men covering the windows of a store to prevent them from breaking
5. Tourists on the beach
6. Palm trees in the wind
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Antonio González Bernal, Acapulco resident and waiter:
“We are now aware of the damage that a hurricane like Otis, which was a category 5, can cause, so at the slightest (approach of another one we are already prepared.”
8. Various of tourists on the beach
9. Rain
10. Palm trees in the wind
11. Waves
12. Rain in a pool
13. Various drone shots of Acapulco ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast braced for a Thursday morning impact as Hurricane Erick spun toward shore as a powerful Category 3 major hurricane, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge on the region in coming hours, forecasters said.
Swiftly strengthening from a Category 1 hurricane hours earlier, Erick had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (200 kph) by nightfall as it churned offshore about 55 miles (85 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Angel, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Erick was also about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Punta Maldonado and moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph) toward an expected landfall sometime early Thursday, according to the center’s latest advisory. A major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher and wind speeds of at least 111 mph (180 kph). Forecasters said further strengthening is expected and devastating wind damage is possible near where the eye crashes ashore.
Acapulco residents said they were bracing for Erick’s arrival with more preparation and trepidation because of the memory of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Otis two years earlier.
Guerrero state Gov. Evelyn Salgado said via X that all movement in Acapulco and other beach communities was to be suspended at 8 p.m. Schools across the state were to remain closed for a second day Thursday.
AP Video shot by Fernando Llano and Amaranta Marantes
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