Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48 as search and recovery work continues

A man walks past damage from Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, on Sunday (Felix Marquez/AP)

At least 48 people died when Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, most of them in Acapulco, authorities said as the death toll continued to climb and families buried loved ones.

Mexico’s civil defence agency said 43 of the dead were in the resort city of Acapulco and five were in nearby Coyuca de Benitez.