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Estela Sandoval Díaz organizes things in her kitchen days after her home was destroyed by Hurricane Otis, including ripping off her tin roof, in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Sandoval was among hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were torn apart when the fastest intensifying hurricane on record in the Eastern Pacific shredded the coastal city of 1 million. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

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Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By MEGAN JANETSKY - Associated Press
Mon,10/30/23-2:58PM , 130 Reads
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof.

With it went clothing, savings, furniture, photos and 33 years of the life Sandoval built piece-by-piece on the forgotten fringes of Acapulco, Mexico.
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People stand on the side of a road asking for help in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

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Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
By MEGAN JANETSKY - Associated Press
Sat,10/28/23-12:04AM , 71 Reads
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Kristian Vera stood on an Acapulco beach Saturday looking out toward dozens of sunken boats, including three of her own, all marked by floating buoys or just poking out of the water.
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Acapulco residents left in flooded and windblown chaos with hurricane's toll still unknown

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Families hunt for loved ones not heard from since Hurricane Otis pummeled Acapulco
By MEGAN JANETSKY - Associated Press
Thu,10/26/23-11:42PM , 90 Reads
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Desperate families made missing posters Friday and joined online groups to look for loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco.
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Migrants watch a freight train pass as they wait for a northbound freight train that stops long enough for them to hop, in Irapuato, Mexico, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels
By MEGAN JANETSKY - Associated Press
Sat,09/23/23-11:07PM , 89 Reads
IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) — As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action.
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