Mexican authorities report 27 people killed by Hurricane Otis

Cars cross a flood-damaged avenue after Hurricane Otis hit Acapulco, killing at least 27 people (Marco Ugarte/AP)

Mexico’s security secretary says Hurricane Otis was responsible for at least 27 deaths and four people remain missing.

Rosa Icela Rodriguez’s comments on Thursday at President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s morning news briefing were echoed minutes later by Guerrero state governor Evelyn Salgado.