Otis destroyed 'two different Acapulcos,' leaving poverty-stricken families desperate, vulnerable

The destruction Hurricane Otis caused along the scenic Pacific Ocean coastline of Acapulco is striking, but for the hundreds of thousands of people in the Mexican state of Guerrero living beyond the city’s wealthier hotel district, the storm’s wrath was catastrophic.

Otis destroyed 'two different Acapulcos,' leaving poverty-stricken families desperate, vulnerable
A man an woman walk through downed trees and piles of debris strewn on a road in front of homes.

The destruction Hurricane Otis caused along the scenic Pacific Ocean coastline of Acapulco is striking, but for the hundreds of thousands of people in the Mexican state of Guerrero living beyond the city’s wealthier hotel district, the storm’s wrath was catastrophic.