Sources: CNN RFI
Ten people are killed when a Cessna Citation III aircraft flying from Acapulco to Toluca crashes near a football field in San Mateo Atenco, Edomex, Mexico. 2025-12-15
The Mexican government reports that at least 48 people were killed. Most of them in Acapulco, Guerrero. The government also reports widespread flooding, significant infrastructure damage, and aid has been slow to arrive. 2023-10-29
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
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
Mexican police come under attack in a two-hour gunfight in the city of Acapulco, killing one gunman. At the same time, a separate group of gunmen attacked a federal police base in the city. 2016-04-25
Mexican police find at least 61 bodies in an abandoned crematorium in Acapulco. 2015-02-6
Three people die in a shootout between Mexican security forces and gunmen in the resort of Acapulco. 2011-04-4
Drug-related violence kills 24 people in Mexico in 24 hours, 13 of them in the city of Acapulco. 2010-03-14