Hurricane Eric was upgraded to a category 4 storm on Thursday as the Pacific coast of Mexico wrapped it to make a landfall.
Eric packs the maximum continuous winds of 145 mph (230 km per hour) and was moving north -west at 9 mph (15 km per hour). According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), the storm makes the “extremely dangerous” category 4.
The storm was class 1 till Wednesday morning, but quickly climbed on the scale.
Eric’s approximate path south on Wednesday. “On the forecast track, Eric’s center is expected to make landfalls in the western part of the Mexican state of Oxaca or the eastern part of the Mexican state this morning, and then inland continues in Southern Mexico later today.” NHC said in its latest advice.
The forecasts warned that the storm could proceed before making a landfall. It will be weak with domestic running.
The NHC had previously warned of “damage to winds and damage flash floods in parts of southern Mexico when Eric makes landfalls.
Mexico braces for Hurricane Eric
The President Claudia Shinbaum urged the President Claudia Shinbaum, bringing “floods and mudslides” with acute rainfall warnings in the states of Oxac and Gurroo, for the shelters living in a low-jolt ais or near rivers.
About 2,000 temporary shelters have been established in Gurro and Oxacaka, and hundreds of soldiers and electric workers have prepared BBB to assist in any cleanliness attempt.
The climber area along the coast is particularly prone to mudslides and there are many rivers that can break their banks.
In Akapulco, a major port and a resort for its nightlife, the police patrolled the beach and went around the city warnings and hurricane holidays.
Governor of Gurroo Evelyn Salgado said on Wednesday that all schools were closed.
Are storms common in Mexico?
Mexico experiences serious storms in May and November on its Atlantic and Pacific coasts every year on May and November.
In September 2024, Storm John, a category 3 storm, killed 15 people.
In October 2023, Akapulco was voted by Hurricane Otis, a category 5 storms resulting in at least 50 deaths.
Edited by: Rana Taha and Kiran Burke
