A client of the Modelorama in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood was shot and wounded this Friday night and was taken in a private car to the General Hospital. The attack occurred around 7:45 p.m., when an unknown person activated his weapon against a client who was drinking in the aforementioned place, then fled. The […]
Acapulco faces diseases, dengue and excess garbage in the streets after Otis, survivor said
Almost a month after the arrival of the hurricane, according to the inhabitants, Acapulco is still in emergency The coasts of Guerrero, especially Acapulco, are experiencing a horror story since Hurricane Otis, category 5 (the highest on the Saffir – Simpson scale), hit land on October 24, causing total devastation in the area, destroying hotels, […]
Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not a Category 5 Hurricane
Author Acapulco wasn’t prepared when Hurricane Otis struck as a powerful Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2023. The short notice as the storm rapidly intensified over the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only problem – the Mexican resort city’s buildings weren’t designed to handle anything close to Otis’ 165 mph winds. While Acapulco’s oceanfront high-rises were built […]
Mexico’s hurricane reconstruction plans prioritize military barracks, owners left to rebuild hotels
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government laid out hurricane reconstruction plans Tuesday for the resort of Acapulco that seem to give as much priority to building military barracks as re-opening hotels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he hoped owners would be able to reopen as many as 35 of the resort’s 377 hotels by […]