Three years after Hurricane Otis: this is how the cyclone devastated Acapulco and much of Guerrero.

October 2026 marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Otis, which struck the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, on October 25, 2023. The storm is categorized as one of the most extreme meteorological events recorded in the Mexican Pacific, causing widespread devastation across Acapulco and surrounding regions of Guerrero.

In a separate meteorological development, the cyclone Vance has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Its center is currently located off the coasts of Michoacán and Guerrero, with the National Meteorological Service reporting that its circulation is influencing regional weather patterns.