The hurricane was expected to weaken in recent days, but it strengthened rapidly from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in a 12-hour period on Tuesday.
Street stalls as well as other buildings have been seriously damaged 27 people have died after Hurricane Otis swept across Mexico’s southern coast. The hurricane was expected to weaken earlier this week, but it strengthened rapidly from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in a 12-hour period on Tuesday. It’s since been downgraded to Category 4, but it’s still had a major impact on the South American country.
Forecasters weren’t expecting Otis to strengthen as much as it did A number of buildings were damaged, with many windows smashed People needed help crossing this highway after it was hit by a landslide There were also widespread reports of looting amid the chaos, with the government acknowledging the authorities arrived late due to the havoc Otis left behind.
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