'Nightmare' Hurricane Otis wreaks havoc on Mexican coast

Hurricane Otis battered the resort town of Acapulco as it tore across Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday.

Otis developed into a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 265 kmh (165 mph) when it hit the coast, before dissipating.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador personally joined an official convoy heading for the seaside city by road.

“The army is bringing machinery and we’re going to try to reopen [the highway] as soon as possible,” he…