ACAPULCO, Mexico — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region. Torrential rains over steep coastal mountains and the landslides and flooding they could generate became ongoing concern for officials after Erick dissipated following a landfall early Thursday on a … Read more
Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said. The hurricane’s centre was located about 30 kilometres east of Punta Maldonado. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 205 km/h. It was moving northwest at 15 km/h, the hurricane centre said. The storm was downgraded slightly … Read more
Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast was braced for a Thursday morning impact with the approach of hurricane Erick, which was upgraded to an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 early Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The major storm threatens to unleash destructive winds near where the eye crashes ashore, flash floods and a dangerous storm surge, … Read more
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane threatening approaching southern Mexico’s coast with destructive winds and heavy rain, the U.S. Hurricane Center said Wednesday evening. The Miami-based center warned Erick has maximum sustained winds of 120 mph after hours of rapid intensification, strengthening from a Category 1 storm earlier … Read more
Erick is expected to become a major hurricane as it moves towards southern Mexico, with heavy rainfall and damaging winds being a major concern for the area 22:33, 18 Jun 2025Updated 22:37, 18 Jun 2025 Hurricane Erick, the fifth tempest of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, is gathering momentum as it heads towards Mexico. On … Read more
As Tropical Storm Erick continues to intensify, with fears over ‘life-threatening’ consequences, the UK government has issued an urgent warning to any Brits travelling overseas 10:12, 18 Jun 2025Updated 10:13, 18 Jun 2025 The hurricane is expected to escalate today(Image: AFP/Getty Images) Brits travelling abroad have been issued an urgent warning, as Tropical Storm Erick … Read more
The UK government has issued a new travel warning against all travel to parts of Mexico as Tropical Storm Erick has taken shape off the southern coast of the country 23:41, 17 Jun 2025Updated 23:46, 17 Jun 2025 (Image: NOAA) A fresh UK government travel warning has been issued for parts of Mexico due to … Read more
MIAMI — A hurricane watch was in effect Tuesday for southern Mexico as a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific gained strength. The depression was likely to become a tropical storm later Tuesday and a hurricane Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was … Read more