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As cyclone Belal hits French island Reunion, broken tree branches litter the ground and residents hunker down in their homes under a strict lockdown in the town of Saint Gilles-les-Hauts. Belal isn't as intense of a storm as originally forecast and cyclone alert was downgraded from purple, its highest level, to red at 1pm local time to allow emergency services to intervene and assess the damage. IMAGES
Aerial footage shows the Fiesta Americana Villas hotel on Acapulco's seafront severely damaged by Hurricane Otis, which caused at least 27 deaths as it lashed the Mexican resort city. IMAGES
People take food, water and other goods from a looted store in Mexico's Acapulco after Hurricane Otis caused at least 27 deaths and major damage in the resort city. Otis crashed into Acapulco as a scale-topping category 5 storm, shattering windows, uprooting trees and largely cutting off communications and road links with the region. Hurricanes hit Mexico every year on both its Pacific and Atlantic coasts, usually between May and November, though few make landfall as a Category 5. IMAGES
The beach of the Mexican Pacific resort town of Acapulco is littered with fallen trees and rubbish after Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in the city. Residents walk with their belongings along the road as authorities rush to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the area. IMAGES
Hurricane Otis leaves a trail of destruction in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco with damaged buildings, fallen trees and vehicles after coming ashore overnight as a Category 5 storm. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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