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Added on the 24/10/2015 04:53:45 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Mexican authorities declared a state of emergency in dozens of municipalities, closing schools and evacuating thousands as a powerful storm made its way to the country’s west coast.
One of the most powerful storms in history makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Hurricane Otis leaves a trail of destruction in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco with damaged buildings, fallen trees and vehicles after coming ashore overnight as a Category 5 storm. IMAGES
Hurricane Norma strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it approaches a tourist hotspot on Mexico's Pacific coast. The hurricane -- which at one point was a Category 4 out of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale -- is now packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (120 miles per hour), the US National Hurricane Center says in its latest update. IMAGES
Strong winds hit the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast as Hurricane Lidia makes landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, threatening to bring flooding and mudslides according to forecasters. Lidia came ashore near Puerto Vallarta packing maximum sustained winds of around 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. IMAGES
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