Hurricane Disaster in Mexico Spurs Criticism of AMLO Response
- Hurricane Otis destroyed Acapulco, killing at least 27 people
- Rebuilding poses fiendish challenge in cartel-dominated state
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As an iconic Mexican resort lay devastated by a surprise hurricane, the country’s president was, quite literally, stuck in the mud.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador got out of his car, wearing heavy boots, and trudged through mud to an army vehicle — which made it just a few meters before also getting stranded. So, the 69-year-old began to walk about four kilometers toward Acapulco, while his team asked journalists to stop following them, local media reported.