Hurricane Rick edges closer to Mexican coast north of Acapulco

People are pictured on a beach as tropical Storm Rick strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast, in Acapulco, Mexico October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Javier Verdin

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Rick edged slowly closer to Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, expected to unleash heavy rains north of the beach resort of Acapulco late in the evening, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Rick was packing maximum sustained winds near 85 miles (140 km) per hour with strong gusts as it moved northward at about 3 miles (6 km) per hour.