Berliner Boersenzeitung - Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast

EUR -
AED 4.268076
AFN 80.17125
ALL 97.810127
AMD 445.612262
ANG 2.079644
AOA 1065.560392
ARS 1479.635656
AUD 1.787429
AWG 2.091613
AZN 1.972956
BAM 1.958931
BBD 2.343136
BDT 140.875174
BGN 1.958906
BHD 0.438172
BIF 3458.261577
BMD 1.162007
BND 1.493044
BOB 8.018817
BRL 6.447862
BSD 1.1605
BTN 99.865491
BWP 15.677666
BYN 3.797817
BYR 22775.343894
BZD 2.331116
CAD 1.596069
CDF 3353.553428
CHF 0.932796
CLF 0.029219
CLP 1121.278613
CNY 8.347513
CNH 8.34732
COP 4673.779449
CRC 585.558628
CUC 1.162007
CUP 30.793195
CVE 110.441529
CZK 24.638041
DJF 206.658324
DKK 7.462969
DOP 69.814294
DZD 151.496752
EGP 57.398394
ERN 17.43011
ETB 161.061977
FJD 2.623108
FKP 0.865488
GBP 0.864986
GEL 3.148836
GGP 0.865488
GHS 12.097336
GIP 0.865488
GMD 83.105539
GNF 10070.486561
GTQ 8.904232
GYD 242.68791
HKD 9.119904
HNL 30.371722
HRK 7.536661
HTG 152.369447
HUF 399.092
IDR 18986.444655
ILS 3.906872
IMP 0.865488
INR 99.987188
IQD 1520.229921
IRR 48935.037157
ISK 141.799536
JEP 0.865488
JMD 186.044577
JOD 0.823792
JPY 172.420939
KES 149.933421
KGS 101.617943
KHR 4651.615237
KMF 494.422331
KPW 1045.77067
KRW 1615.120423
KWD 0.355074
KYD 0.967046
KZT 619.760619
LAK 25024.999722
LBP 103980.828741
LKR 349.729004
LRD 232.680926
LSL 20.778813
LTL 3.431106
LVL 0.702886
LYD 6.311332
MAD 10.517311
MDL 19.728298
MGA 5188.49417
MKD 61.658554
MMK 2439.024431
MNT 4167.268451
MOP 9.381996
MRU 46.164577
MUR 53.045943
MVR 17.886789
MWK 2012.29436
MXN 21.792276
MYR 4.932731
MZN 74.321417
NAD 20.778813
NGN 1775.035667
NIO 42.709921
NOK 11.943013
NPR 159.784586
NZD 1.953927
OMR 0.446792
PAB 1.160455
PEN 4.11668
PGK 4.875983
PHP 66.61205
PKR 330.626374
PLN 4.257482
PYG 8982.705737
QAR 4.231163
RON 5.074519
RSD 117.181463
RUB 90.612074
RWF 1667.730269
SAR 4.358622
SBD 9.643321
SCR 17.040197
SDG 697.783665
SEK 11.300725
SGD 1.493301
SHP 0.913155
SLE 26.551556
SLL 24366.717534
SOS 663.185712
SRD 42.857142
STD 24051.205886
SVC 10.15423
SYP 15108.241839
SZL 20.776013
THB 37.684282
TJS 11.093932
TMT 4.078646
TND 3.417963
TOP 2.72154
TRY 46.876772
TTD 7.877591
TWD 34.184055
TZS 3028.858595
UAH 48.584939
UGX 4157.645541
USD 1.162007
UYU 46.945037
UZS 14828.702057
VES 135.914186
VND 30398.112054
VUV 139.017731
WST 3.207295
XAF 657.032639
XAG 0.030483
XAU 0.000348
XCD 3.140383
XDR 0.817138
XOF 657.032639
XPF 119.331742
YER 280.450959
ZAR 20.698258
ZMK 10459.463396
ZMW 27.126409
ZWL 374.16589
  • CMSC

    0.0900

    22.314

    +0.4%

  • CMSD

    0.0250

    22.285

    +0.11%

  • RBGPF

    0.0000

    69.04

    0%

  • SCS

    0.0400

    10.74

    +0.37%

  • RELX

    0.0300

    53

    +0.06%

  • RIO

    -0.1400

    59.33

    -0.24%

  • GSK

    0.1300

    41.45

    +0.31%

  • NGG

    0.2700

    71.48

    +0.38%

  • BP

    0.1750

    30.4

    +0.58%

  • BTI

    0.7150

    48.215

    +1.48%

  • BCC

    0.7900

    91.02

    +0.87%

  • JRI

    0.0200

    13.13

    +0.15%

  • VOD

    0.0100

    9.85

    +0.1%

  • BCE

    -0.0600

    22.445

    -0.27%

  • RYCEF

    0.1000

    12

    +0.83%

  • AZN

    -0.1200

    73.71

    -0.16%

Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast
Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast / Photo: Carlo ECHEGOYEN - AFP

Tourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast

Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful category three storm Thursday, prompting tourists and locals to seek shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and landslides.

Text size:

In the southern state of Oaxaca, residents along the palm-fringed coast boarded up shops and sought refuge from winds of up to 205 kilometers (125 miles) an hour.

"Better to make sure now rather than have any regrets later," said 55-year-old fishman Adalberto Ruiz, as he tied up boats inland and stashed away loose items before the coming storm.

The slow-rolling hurricane is expected to weaken significantly as it moves over land, but authorities are warning it could still cause significant damage.

Heavy rainfall could cause "life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain" the US National Hurricane Center said.

A "life-threatening storm surge" was expected to cause coastal flooding near where the storm made landfall.

"Erick is expected to rapidly weaken over the mountains of Mexico, and the system is likely to dissipate tonight or early Friday," the center's advisory added.

Mexican authorities said they were also expecting heavy rain in the southernmost state of Chiapas.

President Claudia Sheinbaum urged people to avoid going out and advised those living in low-lying areas or near rivers to move to shelters.

"Contact is being maintained with the defense forces and the Navy, which are in the area" she said. "We will be able to report in a few hours what the effects on these populations are."

In Acapulco, a major port and resort city famous for its nightlife, police with bullhorns walked the beach and drove around town warning residents and holidaymakers of the storm's arrival.

Some shops boarded up their windows and operators of tourist boats brought their vessels ashore.

Rainfall began in the late afternoon after a sunny day on Wednesday.

About 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Acapulco, the city of Puerto Escondido and its 30,000 inhabitants braced for the hurricane's fury.

Restaurants were already closed even though some tourists insisted on staying to enjoy their vacation, an AFP journalist observed.

Laura Velazquez, national coordinator of civil protection, said the government was using patrols and social media to warn people.

Some 2,000 temporary shelters have been set up in Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca, and hundreds of troops and electricity workers have been deployed to help with any clean-up efforts.

Local authorities have suspended classes and closed ports along the coast, including the port of Acapulco, to shipping.

Mexico sees major storms every year, usually between May and November, on both its Pacific and Atlantic coasts.

In October 2023, Acapulco was pummeled by Hurricane Otis, a powerful Category 5 storm that killed at least 50 people.

Hurricane John, another Category 3 storm that hit Acapulco in September last year, caused about 15 deaths.

(Y.Yildiz--BBZ)