Restaurants, shops, and supermarkets gradually reopened Friday in Mexico's resort city of Acapulco as authorities continued to assess damage, clear debris, and monitor rising rivers. Torrential rains over steep coastal mountains and the landslides and flooding they could generate became an ongoing concern for officials after Erick dissipated following a landfall early Thursday on a sparsely populated stretch of coast.

(Reuters) -Hurricane Erick strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, cautioning that further strengthening could occur before landfall.