Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco
Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping aid will come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping that aid would come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis. The Pacific storm had strengthened with shocking swiftness before slamming into the coast early Wednesday, and the Mexican government deployed around 10,000 troops to deal with the aftermath. But equipment to move tons of mud and fallen trees from the streets was slow in arriving. Resentment grew Thursday in impoverished neighborhoods as residents worried that government attention would go to repairing infrastructure for the city's economic engine of tourism rather than helping the neediest. Flora Contr...