Key Takeaways
- The death toll from Hurricane Otis has risen to 43, with dozens still unaccounted for.
- Acapulco suffered extensive damage, prompting massive power restoration efforts.
- The Federal Electricity Commission aims to restore full electricity by Monday night.
Mexico City: The death toll from Hurricane Otis in the Mexican state of Guerrero increased to 43.
36 people remain missing, state governor Evelyn Salgado said Sunday.
“It is still a preliminary figure,” the governor told President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador over the phone.
Otis, a category 5 storm, hit the Pacific coast of Guerrero on Wednesday, causing severe damage, especially in the seaside resort of Acapulco, one of Mexico’s main tourist destinations.
Lopez Obrador said that the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission had put 3,211 electric poles back up, out of the 10,000 that were knocked down in the port of Acapulco alone.
He estimated that the electricity supply in Acapulco will be completely restored by Monday night to guarantee the supply of fuels such as gasoline, diesel and domestic gas.
