Erick was nearing landfall along the western coast of Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane early Thursday, as forecasters warned it had "extremely destructive winds near its core."

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Erick, now an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, was located very near Mexico's southern Pacific coast and is expected make landfall on Thursday, authorities said.

For the third time in less than two years, Mexico's Pacific coast is getting slammed by an intense hurricane. Here's the latest on Erick.