- Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm, posing a potentially destructive threat to Mexico’s southern Pacific coast.
- With maximum sustained winds of 195 kph (121 mph), Erick was located near Puerto Ángel and was expected to make landfall early Thursday.
- The storm could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast this early in the season, threatening up to 41 cm of rain, flash floods, and landslides in Oaxaca and Guerrero.
- Mexican authorities activated more than 500 shelters and deployed 18,000 first responders, with President Claudia Sheinbaum urging residents to stay home or move to shelters.
- The hurricane's projected path shifted closer to Puerto Escondido and Acapulco, a city still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Otis in October 2023.
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Hurricane Erick strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it approaches Mexico
