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Hurricane Otis made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast, lashing the resort town of Acapulco.
The catastrophic category five storm, packing wind speeds approaching 270 kilometres an hour, battered 80 percent of the destination's hotels.
Surrounding neighbourhoods were ravaged by mudslides, homes and businesses smashed to smithereens and there's massive power outages and no water supplies.
Landslides and debris have hindered 17,000 troops dispatched by the government as aid to affected communities.
Nevertheless, residents have joined forces to fend for themselves.
Puerto Marques resident Margarita Carmona spurred on fellow residents to clear the debris to hasten aid to the area.
Shattered glass and debris underfoot have become another safety hazard for residents who are left with just the clothes on their backs, as fisherman Julian Matadama bemoans.
As residents come to terms with the devastation, mounting fears over the future prospects of tourism and people's livelihoods worry Omar Flores.
Once a favourite getaway for Hollywood stars which has been rife with organised criminal activities for years, residents fear the local tourism industry will also take a battering.
Nevertheless, as they face the aftermath of the storm, Juana Flores stresses that their priority is to pick up the pieces and rebuild.
