Hurricane Erick, who strengthened on Thursday to the “extremely dangerous” storm of the fourth category before arriving on the Pacific coast Mexico weakened back to the third level. Oaxaca then hit with a strong wind by 205 kilometers per hour, the US National Center for Hurricanes (NHC) said. According to DPA, TASR reports this.
Hurricane that accompanied the heavy rain, caused at least nine landslides on rural roads, Informed the coordinator of the Mexican National Agency for Civil Protection Laura Velázquez. There was also a refutation of trees and columns of power lines, a power outage and floods. According to the information so far, Erick did not cause any victims of life.
Claudia Sheinbaum President at her daily press conference invited to maintain caution. Although the hurricane is expected to continue to fade over the mainland, The danger, especially in the form of heavy rain, has not yet ended.
Mexico is plagued annually by extensive storms, usually from May to November. In October 2023, the port of Acapulco hurricane was hit by the fifth category – Otis, which claimed at least 50 victims of life and caused considerable damage. The Third Category Storm hit the country last September and died with 15 people. Erick is the second hurricane this season.
