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Hurricane Otis becomes the most intense landfalling cyclone in the Eastern Pacific basin on record after making landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, and killing at least 27 people in the city, as a category 5 hurricane with 1-minute sustained winds of 165 mph.
2023-10-25

Sixteen people are killed and thirty-six others are injured after a bus carrying Mexican and Venezuelan migrants crashes into a freight truck in Oaxaca, Mexico.
2023-08-22

Hurricane Rick loses strength as it moves farther inland in Mexico. The states that are most affected are Michoacán and Guerrero, especially the seaside city of Acapulco in Guerrero. Other states such as Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit open shelters ahead of potential heavy rain.
2021-10-25

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just outside the tourist city of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, killing at least one person and leaving more than 1.6 million without electricity.
2021-09-7

Eleven people are killed in La Concepción, Mexico, near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, following violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force, and state police in the southern state of Guerrero.
2018-01-7

Ten people are killed and two are injured in a car crash near Acapulco, Mexico.
2017-12-30

A prison riot between rival gangs in Acapulco, Mexico, leaves at least 28 inmates dead.
2017-07-6

Tropical Storm Dora becomes a hurricane with a tropical storm watch issued for southwestern Mexico.
2011-07-19

Three people die in a shootout between Mexican security forces and gunmen in the resort of Acapulco.
2011-04-4

At least 71 prisoners escape from jail in the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, across the U.S. border from McAllen, Texas.
2010-09-10