US EditionMexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
- Hurricane Erick made landfall as a Category 3 storm on June 20, 2025, hitting southern Mexico between Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.
- The storm followed prior hurricanes Otis and John, with residents and authorities preparing through shelter setups and warnings amid the active Eastern Pacific hurricane season.
- Erick caused landslides, flooding, downed power lines, left over 120,000 without electricity, and resulted in at least two deaths including a child swept away in Guerrero state.
- Francisca Avila, a 45-year-old housewife, described the devastating impact on her community, explaining that many residents have lost their homes and belongings and are receiving no assistance.
- Officials continue damage assessments and monitor rising rivers as heavy rains persist in Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, with President Sheinbaum thanking the public for following safety measures responsibly.
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Mexico City, 20 Jun (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, visited this Friday the community of Corralero, in the municipality of Pinotepa Nacional, southeast of Oaxaca, where on Thursday hurricane Erick, category 3, entered the ground and promised to bring the population food, water and review the damage to their homes. She noted that all the minimum necessary food will be delivered through the secretariats of Marina (Semar) and th…
Mexico City (EFE).- A dead man and various damage to the electrical infrastructure, as well as blasting of roofs of sheets in houses and falls of trees were the main damage left in his wake by Hurricane Erick, which on Thursday touched earth as category 3 in southern Mexico, reported this Friday the ... Read more
Triathlete Philip Pertl had little time to train in May. After graduating from the police school, he attacked at his first World Cup of the season in Mexico. Before the race, he experienced Hurricane "Erick" still close up.
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1-year-old killed as Hurricane Erick leaves behind destruction, rising rivers
Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.
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