Hurricane Otis leaves at least 27 dead in Mexico’s Acapulco

Hurricane Otis has left at least 27 people dead as it lashed Mexico’s beach resort city of Acapulco.

The Independent Mirror reported that The storm tagged a level 5 storm crashed into Acapulco with furious winds, largely cutting off communications and road links with the region.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrived at the scene today, after his convoy found roads blocked by landslides and other debris, forcing top officials to abandon their vehicles and walk the final miles.

In a press conference today, security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez confirmed that so far, 27 people were dead and four were missing.