Weather & Science
Hurricane John Leaves Trail of Devastation in Mexican Coast
- Fifteen people died in Acapulco, President Lopez Obrador says
- City of Acapulco was still recovering from hurricane last year
Residents walk on a flooded street heading to a shelter following Hurricane John’s landfall in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Sept. 27.
Photographer: Francisco Robles/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico’s Pacific coast is starting to clean up after a storm flooded much of Acapulco, killing fifteen people in the city.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday that the death toll in the city stood at 15, while newspaper El Heraldo reported the number nationwide was as high as 22. Many of the victims were killed in mudslides in the state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located. The Reforma newspaper reported Sunday thousands of people lost their homes in Acapulco.