As calls for help grow from the worst-hit communities in the Mexican state of Guerrero, the country’s death toll was reported to have risen to at least 39 on Saturday after Category 5 Hurricane Otis made landfall Wednesday.
Hurricane Otis became the strongest landfalling cyclone along Mexico’s Pacific coastline. The hurricane had sustained winds around 165 mph, making it Category 5 cyclone when it impacted areas around Acapulco.