A Lehi man is doing what he can to help his home city of Acapulco, Mexico recover after a devastating Hurricane Otis swept through as a category five storm.
Data and analytics company CoreLogic Inc. said the insured losses from Hurricane Otis, which struck Mexico’s resort town of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, is expected to reach between $10 billion and $15 billion, Reinsurance News reported.
Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early on Wednesday, bringing 165mph (270kmh) winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, and stirring memories of a 1997 storm that kille.
The images reveal the extensive damage to the Pearl of the Pacific, which has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 27 lives. Four people were still missing at last check from Mexico’s Minister of Security and Civil Protection.