There are no hurricanes on record even close to this intensity for this part of Mexico - and officials fear Otis could be deadlier than a 1997 storm that killed more than 200 people.
A 'catastrophic' tropical storm has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane - making landfall in Mexico. Hurricane Otis has rapidly intensified in recent hours - with sustained winds of up to 165mph as it hits Acapulco, a beach resort town that's home to more than one million people. The storm barrelled towards the coast in the middle of the night, sparking fears that many residents may be unprepared.
' Hundreds of shelters have been established in the state of Guerrero in anticipation that families will be driven from their homes by wind damage or surging waters - and officials say they are on 'maximum alert'. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote on X, formerly Twitter: 'Go to shelters, stay in safe places away from rivers, streams, ravines and be alert, without being overconfident.
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