Acapulco (Mexico), Oct 29 (AP) The governor from Mexico's hard hit Guerrero state has raised the death toll from the Category 5 Hurricane Otis that struck the country's southern Pacific coast early Wednesday to 43.

Gov Evelyn Salgado said via the platform X on Sunday that the number of missing also rose to 36 from 10 a day earlier.

Also Read | Israel-Hamas War: Israeli Military Bombs Areas Close to Al Quds Hospital in Gaza (Watch Video).

The increase came after authorities raised the death toll to 39 on Saturday. In Acapulco on Sunday, families began to bury the dead and continued searching for essentials while government workers and volunteers cleared streets. (AP)

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)