Hurricane Erick hits Oaxaca as a Category 3 storm, triggering life-threatening floods, landslides, and storm surges across southern Mexico.
Hurricane Erick made landfall on Thursday morning in the western Mexican state of Oaxaca, bringing with it powerful winds, torrential rain, and warnings of life-threatening flooding and landslides. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported the storm hit just east of Punta Maldonado with sustained winds of 125 miles per hour (205 kilometers per hour), classifying it as a "major" Category 3 hurricane at landfall.
By midday Thursday (1200 . . .
