The Category 5 Hurricane Otis killed at least 27 people after slamming into the southern Pacific part of Mexico, leaving survivors emptying stores out of everything from food to toilet paper as they wait for aid.
The storm ripped into entire walls of beachside high rises in Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco on Wednesday, and left hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity.
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A woman walks away with stuff she looted from a furniture store after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, on Wednesday.
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People walk away with items taken from stores after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico on Thursday.
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People walk away with items taken from stores after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico on Thursday.
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People take goods from a supermarket after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico on Thursday.
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Tourists wait outside a hotel after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico on Thursday.
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Tourists wait for transportation back to Mexico City after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico, on Thursday.
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People get help crossing a highway blocked by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Otis near Acapulco, Mexico on Wednesday.
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— with files from the Associated Press.
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