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.

Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.

With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.