Acapulco hurricane fallout simmers as death toll mounts
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that the aftermath of Hurricane Otis - the catastrophic category five cyclone that decimated Acapulco on October 25 - would turn political.
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It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that the aftermath of Hurricane Otis - the catastrophic category five cyclone that decimated Acapulco on October 25 - would turn political.
The death toll in the state of Guerrero in the wake of one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast has risen to 48, with 43 people still missing, according to federal civil protection authorities.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador began his presidency on December 1, 2018, enjoying soaring popularity.
At least 27 people died when Category Five Hurricane Otis slammed into the Pacific coastline near Acapulco on Wednesday, October 25, wreaking massive damages on the popular beach resort.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador begins the last year of his six-year mandate with favorable poll ratings but with several projects still pending.
The Israeli Embassy in Mexico City launched a fierce criticism of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s position of neutrality in the wake of Tuesday’s attack on Israeli civilians.
Inflation in Mexico dropped for the ninth consecutive two-weekly period between September 1 and 14, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador raised eyebrows last week, appearing to excuse the Mexican Army for its role in the October 2, 1968 Tlatelolco massacre that took place just days before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Unlike in 2020 when the pandemic was the key issue on many people’s minds, immigration is likely to feature prominently in the 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign, representing a potential weak spot for President Joe Biden, who in an ABC News/Washington Post poll released last week trailed former president Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, by an astonishing nine points.