Hurricane Eric has strengthened in a “extremely dangerous” range 4 storm, as it leads to the Pacific coast of Mexico, says the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The maximum continuous winds in the storm were close to 220 km/h (140MPH) on Thursday at the local time.

The forecasts hopes to make a landfall in the coming hours in the coming hours with Oxaca and Gurro state.

Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said on the way of the storm “to stay for official communication, stay indoors, and not go out”.

A storm warning is in effect for 500 km-stretch (300 mi) of the Pacific coast, Puerto from the resort city of Akapulco.

Residents in Gurero and Oxacaka have been warned of life threat and floods and swollen.

Mexican President Claudia Shinbam said, “If you are in low-fold areas, near the rivers, near the waterway, it is best for you to go to shelters, which have already been established for this situation,” said Mexican President Claudia Shinbam.

People living in mountainous regions have been asked to be careful with potential mudslides.

About 2,000 shelters have been established in the states of Chiapus, Gurero and Oxaca and more than 18,000 responders have been mobilized to prepare for the storm.

This is expected to be the first to make landfalls in Mexico this season, which runs from early June to late November.

In October 2023, at least 50 people were killed during Hurricane Otis, a category 5 storms that defeated Akapulco.

Otis intensified rapidly, meaning that the storm made a landfall.

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