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.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, State of Mexico — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a ...

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.

A walks through debris after Hurricane Erick hit near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz) ...

A person removes sand from a boat that was taken offshore in preparation for Hurricane Erick after the storm hit near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

A walks through debris after Hurricane Erick hit near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz) ...

In Puerto Escondido, fishermen searched for and inspected storm-tossed boats. The threat of heavy rain remained in the mountains that rise abruptly behind Acapulco’s famed beaches.

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico’s Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed in a sparsely populated stretch of coastline between resorts Acapulco and Puerto ...