"Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico's government said on Thursday after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the country hammered the beach resort of Acapulco, causing damage seen running into billions of dollars."

"Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive."

"Hurricane Otis made rare Category 5 landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday morning after it underwent explosive rapid intensification on Tuesday."

"Two potentially impactful tropical cyclones, both of which could reach land areas as hurricanes over the next several days, were roiling the waters on Thursday west of Mexico and east of the Leeward Islands: Hurricane Norma in the eastern Pacific and Tropical Storm Tammy in the Atlantic."

"In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution."

"Two named storms in less than 48 hours will slam into Mexico’s Pacific coastline early this week – one of them likely to be a strengthening hurricane – making for an unusual double-barreled threat."

"She and her team of volunteers brave extreme heat to search for people left behind on the perilous journey from Mexico to the U.S."