Residents of Mexico’s beachside city of Acapulco were reeling Friday after a hurricane left at least five people dead and neighborhoods underwater in a region still recovering from a devastating storm last October.
Residents of Mexico’s beachside city of Acapulco were reeling Friday after a hurricane left at least five people dead and neighborhoods underwater in a region still recovering from a devastating storm last October.
Clutching belongings, families waded down streets turned into muddy rivers, nearly a year after Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction and claimed several dozen lives.
Local media showed images of cars being swept away and people clinging to ropes being plucked to safety.
«We’re desperate», said Barbara Encinas, who was queuing up outside a supermarket.
«We haven’t recovered from Hurricane Otis yet, and now we’re in a situation that seems to be worse», she told AFP.
Rocio Parras, who was also in the queue, said Acapulco was enduring «terrible days» yet again.
«I feel that it is the greatest tragedy we have ever experienced», she said.
