Floods, landslides wreak havoc on Mexico’s Acapulco resort


This aerial picture released by the Guerrero state government press office shows the flooding in Campestre La Laguna, Acapulco, Mexico during heavy rains on September 4, 2016. -AFP

ACAPULCO: Floods and landslides caused by a tropical depression have damaged or affected some 70 homes and schools and trapped around 200 people in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco, authorities said Sunday.

Torrential rains which began Saturday morning caused 33 rock and landslides on interstate highways and the Ayutla-Cruz Grande federal highway, Guerrero state authorities said.

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