Security and medical officials on Thursday were confronting the destruction brought by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit southwestern Mexico, one that struck a tourist haven with little warning. Mexican officials have been working since Wednesday to restore communication and power to the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca after Otis, which made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, cut off power for more than half a million residents, battered hotels and ripped the roofs from buildings. The authorities were particularly concerned about Acapulco, a port city of more than 852,000 people on the Pacific Coast that was in the direct path of Otis. #hurricaneotis