Overview

• Erick made landfall in Oaxaca as a Category 3 hurricane before dissipating over Michoacan’s mountains late Thursday
• Torrential rains triggered landslides, flooded rivers and blocked highways across Guerrero and Oaxaca, causing at least one confirmed death
• Nearly half of the 277,000 customers who lost power have had service restored as soldiers, marines and National Guard units remove debris and reopen roads
• Authorities have opened hundreds of shelters and moved families from riverbank communities after a Juchitan river overflowed and forecasters warned of up to 16 inches of additional rain
• President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to visit the hardest-hit areas as state and federal agencies conduct damage assessments and coordinate relief efforts