Hurricane Erick struck Mexico’s Pacific coast as a fierce Category 3 storm, tearing through Oaxaca with powerful winds and ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Erick came onshore in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca near Santiago Pinotepa Nacional around 5:30 a.m. CST as a powerful storm with peak winds of 125 mph.

Hurricane Erick has made landfall along the western coast of Mexico east of Acapulco as a Category 3 storm. Maximum sustained winds were 125 mph, dropping from 140 mph only hours earlier.

Hurricane Erick killed at least two people as it swept through southern Mexico causing significant damage to coastal communities before weakening to a low-pressure system Thursday night ...

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Erick once had Category 4 strength Residents remove debris after the passing of Hurricane Erick, near Charco Redondo, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz) ...

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico’s Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed between the resort cities of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.