Devastation followed by desperation in Acapulco after Hurricane Otis
Officials said they are moving in supplies and evacuating people from the devastated metropolis of 1 million people.
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Damaged buildings stand after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26. The hurricane that strengthened swiftly before slamming into the coast early Wednesday as a Category 5 storm has killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico's resort city of Acapulco.3/21
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Debris fills a beach after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.4/21
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Downed power and telephone poles lay on a street after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.5/21
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People walk away with items taken from stores after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.6/21
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Youths and their families stand on the side of a road asking for help two days after the passage of Hurricane Otis as a Category 5 storm in Los Coyotes near Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.7/21
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A child stands at the entrance of his damaged home after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.8/21
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Hotels affected by Hurricane Otis stand in shatters two days after the passage of the Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.9/21
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The walls of a hotel are partially gone two days after Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27.10/21
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Residents sit at a bank lacking windows and with destroyed bank teller machines two days after the passage of Hurricane Otis as a Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.11/21
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State police trucks and other security forces are present amid residents who took over the toll area of a road to demand water, food and help to rebuild their homes two days after Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 27.12/21
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Hotels affected by Hurricane Otis stand two days after the passage of the Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.13/21
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Recovered goods and debris line a road two days after the passage of Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.14/21
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Hotels affected by Hurricane Otis stand battered two days after the passage of the Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.15/21
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The sides of a main road is lined with debris and affected commercial buildings two days after the passage of Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm in Acapulco, Mexico Friday, Oct. 27.16/21
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This combo of two images provided by Maxar Technologies shows the stadium GNP Seguros in Acapulco, Mexico on Oct. 4, top, and one day after Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm, on Oct. 26.17/21
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This combo of two images provided by Maxar Technologies shows the marina in Acapulco Bay, Mexico on Oct. 4, top, and one day after Hurricane Otis hit as a Category 5 storm, on Oct. 26.18/21
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Damaged buildings stand after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.19/21
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A damaged car is covered by debris in the driveway of a hotel after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.20/21
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A hotel is strewn with debris after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.21/21
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Damaged vehicles are parked covered by debris in the driveway of a hotel after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 26.
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