Two dead in Mexico as Hurricane Erick moves on from Mexican coast
Monday, 23 June 2025 () Puerto Escondido, Mexico (AFP) June 20, 2025
Hurricane Erick killed at least two people as it swept through southern Mexico causing significant damage to coastal communities before weakening to a low-pressure system Thursday night, authorities said. A man was electrocuted while helping with debris removal in the southern Oaxaca state, where Erick made landfall, after handling high-voltage cables near a stream, the state government said
Hurricane Erick has slammed into southern Mexico’s Oaxaca coast with devastating 205 km/h winds after intensifying overnight into a Category 4 storm. Torrential rain, deadly mudslides, and life-threatening floods are feared across Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Chiapas. President Sheinbaum has urged...