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Viral drone video shows giant wave slamming beachgoers in Acapulco after storm
A harrowing scene unfolded along a Mexico beach Sunday as drone footage captured swimmers becoming swamped by a huge wave in ...
6 bystanders killed in crossfire of armed clashes near Acapulco
Acapulco was once a playground of the rich and famous. Today the city is engulfed by violence linked to drug cartels.
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Mexico's Acapulco grows desperate for help after Hurricane Otis ravaged the area
ACAPULCO, Mexico — As a bright, hot sun filled Acapulco in the days following the furious arrival of Hurricane Otis, it revealed a city utterly transformed by destruction. The Category 5 storm ...
Saffir-Simpson scale: Hurricane categories by wind speed, potential damaging impacts
The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...
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Otis dissipates after cutting communication to Acapulco as Category 5 hurricane
López Obrador said the Mexican army and navy had been deployed to Acapulco and surrounding areas to provide rescue and relief. Otis is the only hurricane on record to make landfall in Mexico as a ...
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Localized flooding possible as two tropical storms form off Mexico
Two tropical storms formed off the coast of Mexico this weekend, at least one of which could strengthen into the season’s ...
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Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco and triggers landslides
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Otis slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco ...
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No fun in Acapulco: Smashed buildings, overturned boats and broken lives in wake of Hurricane Otis
ACAPULCO — Acapulco’s iconic cliff divers are ready to resume daily shows, but there are no spectators to witness their death-defying leaps from the craggy heights of La Quebrada into the ...
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Acapulco can rebuild from a hurricane. But how does it end violent crime?
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Before Hurricane Otis tore through this once-famed Pacific Coast resort, the Las Olas luxury condominium complex was already expecting a dismal turnout for this Día de los ...
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5 killed in attack at Acapulco grocery store just days after 10 other bodies found in Mexican resort city
Five people were killed and another wounded on Thursday in an armed attack in Mexico's Acapulco, a prosecutor's office said, just three days after 10 other bodies were found in the resort city ...
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Judge shot dead in his car outside courthouse in resort of Acapulco
A judge was shot dead Wednesday in Mexico's once-thriving beach city of Acapulco, local media and the state prosecutor's office said. Local press identified the slain judge as Edmundo Roman Pinzon ...
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‘Acapulco’ Bosses Talk ‘Leaving a Lot of Doors Open’ for Show’s Potential Season 4
Note: This story contains spoilers from the “Acapulco” Season 3 finale. “Acapulco” ended an eventful Season 3 with massive shifts for the employees of Las Colinas resort across the show ...