Tropical Storm John has struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential.
Gov. DeSantis gives update on tropical cyclone tracking toward landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast this week
It came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph . It weakened back to tropical storm status early Tuesday with maximum sustained wind speeds of 70 mph and was expected to weaken rapidly.
The center said heavy rainfall over coastal southwest Mexico through the week was likely to cause “significant and possible catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides” in parts of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero states. Ana Aldai, a 33-year-old employee of a restaurant on the shores of the tourist hub Puerto Escondido, said businesses in the area began closing after authorities ordered the suspension of all work on the area's main beaches.
Videos on social media from Puerto Escondido showed flip-flop-clad tourists walking through heavy rain and fishers pulling their boats out of the water. Strong rains in previous days have already left some roads in the region in a precarious position.
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