Hurricane Erick has claimed at least two lives in Mexico: a child swept away in Guerrero and a man electrocuted while repairing storm damage. The Category 4 storm caused landslides, downed power lines and coastal flooding, leaving more than 120,000 people without power and forcing the closure of businesses and schools in Acapulco, where residents were still suffering from the trauma of the deadly 2023 Hurricane Otis.
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00:00At least two deaths have been confirmed in Mexico after Hurricane Eric doused the region.
00:06A one-year-old boy droned in a swollen river in Guerrero State and a man was electrocuted while helping with debris removal in Oshaka State, according to officials.
00:17Authorities reported landslides, blocked highways, downed power lines and some floating as coastal residents, above all in Acapulco,
00:25took the storm seriously with memories of the devastating hurricane Otis in 2023 still fresh in their minds.
00:33Eric wiped out power to more than 120,000 customers at one point.
00:38Restaurants, shops and supermarkets gradually reopened in Acapulco but schools remained closed across Guerrero on Friday as authorities continued to assess damage, clear debris and monitor rising rivers.
00:55The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that all people returning to the country are already being attended to,
01:03thanks to improvement in the support system for nationals.
01:06I believe that today the Secretary of Foreign Affairs is also going to offer a press conference
01:15because the support system for our fellow nationals has been strengthened in the consulates, in relation to information,
01:22what needs to be done, as well as all the mechanisms that helps us help all the nationals who are, not only in California,
01:30but also in other parts of the United States.
01:33So, we are strengthening the consulates and the consular support to all the people who are detained,
01:40and also the Mexico Embraces You program, that is also in operation for all the people who arrive in Mexico,
01:47and have the possibility to work the support to the Migrant Card, the Parsano support, and all the social programs that are available to them.
