Evelyn Salgado, the Guerrero state governor, shared images on X of emergency responders in the major resort city of Acapulco carrying out rescue operations by boat, jet ski and helicopter, and residents wading through roads flooded up to waist-high.
John rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane on Monday before tearing into Guerrero. It dissipated, then reformed offshore and for the rest of the week skimmed the coastline north, bringing torrential rain and floods.
But John's rainfall nearly tripled the rain generated from Otis. A lot of water has come down, resident Jazmin Barrera told UnoTV. We haven't seen the sun since Monday.
Residents with small children who evacuated from flooded neighborhoods on dinghies and surfboards asked authorities for support as the city, still recovering from a devastating 2023 storm, faced a second disaster in less than a year.
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