If you are in low-lying areas, near rivers, near waterways, it is best for you to go to shelters,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick has formed in the eastern Pacific on a forecast track where it could make landfall in Mexico.

Doubling in strength in less than a day and expected to further grow further, Hurricane Erick is chugging through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approaches Mexico's southern Pacific Coast.