People surveyed widespread destruction in Acapulco, Mexico, a day after Hurricane Otis slammed into the coast as a Category 5 hurricane. The storm left at least 27 people dead, officials said.

The storm killed at least 14 people – one in severe winds in Georgia, one in West Virginia and 12 in Kentucky, which took on some of the worst of the devastating flooding in the region.

Last year, another storm, John, brought widespread flooding. But violence in Acapulco hasn’t relented. Acapulco has one of Mexico’s highest rates of homicides. Cab drivers and small business ...