Hurricane Eric “Extremely Dangerous” as Mexico is approaching

Hurricane Eric has intensified in the “extremely dangerous” storm of category 4 as it heads to the Pacific coast of Mexico, says the National Uramida Center in the United States (NHC).

The maximum durable winds in the storm were nearly 220 km/h (140mph) early on Thursday local time.

Forecasters expect to make the land in the coming hours with the United States Oaksaka and Guerrero, most likely to be affected by what NHC says it can be “devastating damage to the wind”.

Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum told people on the way of the storm to “remain in the course of official communications, to remain indoors and not to go out.”

The hurricane warning is valid for 500 km-steps (300 miles) from the Pacific coast, from the resort town of Acapulco to Puerto Angel.

Residents in Guerrero and Oaxaca are warned of life -threatening floods and swells.

“If you are in low areas near rivers near the waterways, it is best to go to shelters, to the shelters that have already been created for this situation,” said Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum.

People living in mountainous areas are told to be kept from possible muddy.

Around 2000 shelters were created in the United States Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca and over 18,000 first responders are mobilized to prepare for the hurricane.

It is expected to be the first to make the land in Mexico this season, which lasts from early June to the end of November.

In October 2023, at least 50 people were killed During Hurricane Otis, Category 5 Hurricane, which knocks Acapulco.

Otis intensified quickly, which means that many people were unprepared when the hurricane made the land.

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