Hurricane Erick made landfall in Oaxaca as a Category 3 storm on Thursday, the first time a major hurricane has hit Mexico in June.

Hurricane Erick, which rapidly intensified overnight, made landfall Thursday morning on Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm, authorities said.

By bnl editorial staff Hurricane Erick struck Mexico's Pacific coast early on June 19 morning, making landfall in the western state of Oaxaca as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph),