Hurricane Erick strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s coast • FRANCE 24 English

locals around the tourist haven of Aapulco aren’t taking any chances hurricane Eric though still out at sea doubled in strength in just one day authorities here aren’t taking any chances either classes have been suspended at all educational levels throughout the state on June 18th and 19th and 582 temporary shelters have been set up in the eight regions of the state memories of Hurricane Otus are still fresh here the powerful category 5 storm killed at least 50 people we’re taking precautions because with Otis we never expected one of that magnitude to come and now with climate change the water is warmer and the hurricanes are more powerful forecasters warned that Eric is expected to strengthen before making landfall bringing storm surges coastal flooding mudslides and destructive waves unfortunately looks like a very bad situation for for people that live in that part of the the coast and perhaps inland communities as well um because anytime you put a lot of rain um with mountainous terrain it’s problematic authorities have set up 2,000 temporary shelters in Chiapas Guierro and Wajaka and hundreds of troops and electricity workers have been deployed to help with any cleanup efforts

Hurricane Erick has strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it nears Mexico’s Pacific coast early Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said. Authorities urged people to stay in their homes or to move to shelters if they lived in low-lying areas.
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