At Least 27 Dead , After Hurricane Otis , Devastates Acapulco.<br />On October 24, Otis rapidly strengthened <br />from a tropical storm to a destructive Category 5 <br />hurricane barreling toward the Acapulco coast. .<br />On October 24, Otis rapidly strengthened <br />from a tropical storm to a destructive Category 5 <br />hurricane barreling toward the Acapulco coast. .<br />On October 26, authorities in Mexico said that at <br />least 27 people are dead and another four are missing <br />after Hurricane Otis slammed into the Pacific coast.<br />We regret the 27 dead. <br />That's what hurts the most, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NPR.<br />NPR reports that tens of thousands of residents <br />waited over 24 hours to receive assistance <br />after Otis made landfall in Acapulco.<br />President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said <br />that the government was late to act due to <br />the devastation that Otis left in its wake.<br />President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said <br />that the government was late to act due to <br />the devastation that Otis left in its wake.<br />The people sheltered, <br />protected themselves and <br />that's why fortunately there weren't <br />more tragedies, loss of human life, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NPR.<br />According to López Obrador, the impact zone <br />was so devastated by the hurricane that <br />not a single power line remained standing.<br />The president stressed that restoring power to the impacted areas was the government's top priority.<br />NPR reports that it took all day on Oct. 25 <br />to partially reopen the main road connecting <br />Acapulco to Mexico City and Chilpancingo.<br />Both commercial and military <br />airports in Acapulco remain too badly <br />damaged for flights to resume
