"We continue on maximum alert." Officials urge residents to prepare after threatening hurricane makes landfall: 'Still a danger' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Tourists stroll along the beach shore before the arrival of Hurricane Erick, in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Tourists stroll along the beach shore before ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flash ...

Boats are anchored near Manzanillo beach to be removed from the water ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Erick in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) ...

Boats are anchored near Manzanillo beach to be removed from the water ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Erick in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) ...

Aerial view of an almost empty beach before the arrival of Hurricane Erick at Manzanillo Beach in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on June 18, 2025. Aerial view of an almost empty beach before ...

ACAPULCO, Mexico -- Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers Friday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

Tourists stroll along the beach shore before the arrival of Hurricane Erick, in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Fernando Llano/The Associated Press) Comment ...

Tourists stroll along the beach shore before the arrival of Hurricane Erick, in Acapulco, Mexico, Wednesday. (Fernando Llano, Associated Press) 10 photos ...

Erick came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast in the morning as a Category 3 major hurricane, but it landed in a sparsely populated stretch of coastline between resorts Acapulco and ...