ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Erick powered up into a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on southern Mexico’s coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds and life-threatening flash floods on the region after a day of rapid intensification, forecasters said.

If you are in low-lying areas, near rivers, near waterways, it is best for you to go to shelters,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Erick is rapidly strengthening off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to intensify into a major Category 3 hurricane before making landfall, authorities said on Wednesday.