The hurricane had been a Category 4 storm as it bore down from the eastern Pacific toward Mexico. The authorities ordered evacuations in Oaxaca and Guerrero.

For the third time in less than two years, Mexico's Pacific coast is slammed by a major hurricane. Here's the latest on Erick.

By bnl editorial staff Hurricane Erick struck Mexico's Pacific coast early on June 19 morning, making landfall in the western state of Oaxaca as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph),