Overview

• Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center report Erick has sustained winds of up to 230 km/h and is now classified as a Category 4 storm.
• The hurricane is expected to make landfall overnight between Oaxaca and Guerrero, where up to 41 cm of rain could trigger flash floods and landslides.
• The Mexican government has evacuated tourists from coastal resorts and suspended all flights at Acapulco International Airport in preparation for the storm.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents to stay indoors and mobilized hundreds of troops and power workers under the national emergency plan.
• Canada’s government issued a travel warning for Mexico and Conagua warned that heavy rainfall may cause deadly floods in the affected regions.