Acapulco death toll rises to 43 after Hurricane Otis batters resort city

Guerrero state governor says officials assessing damage after unprecedented 165mph storm hit Mexico's Pacific coast

The death toll from a devastating hurricane that hit the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco last week has risen to 43, the governor of Guerrero state has said.

Evelyn Salgado added that electricity had been restored to 58% of Acapulco and that officials had visited 10,000 families there and the nearby city of Coyuca de Benitez for a census to evaluate damages.