At least 16 people died during Hurricane John’s passage this week along the Pacific coast in southern Mexico, the president and local civil protection said on Sunday, September 29.
“Unfortunately the number of deaths, according to the local prosecutor’s office, is 15 people”indicated the outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador when sharing in “the latest civil protection report on the floods in Acapulco”. Another victim was confirmed on Sunday by civil protection in the neighboring state of Michoacán, further north.
The promenade of Acapulco, the tourist capital of the jet-set during its splendor, had already been destroyed a year ago by Hurricane Otis of maximum force 5 on October 25, 2023. “Acapulco is under water”Mayor Abelina López Rodríguez lamented on Friday.
“Thousands of people in shelters”
Hurricane John made landfall on Tuesday with force 3, causing heavy rains in the three states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Michoacán, which receive numerous tourists. In Acapulco, the trauma of Hurricane Otis awakened among the 800,000 inhabitants.
“There are thousands of people in shelters”continued the President of the Republic. “There is no looting”. “The water is going down, although there is a lot of mud in the streets where cleaning has begun”detailed the head of state who will leave power on Tuesday. “The first phase of humanitarian aid from the Army, Navy and National Guard is about to end”.
The new president Claudia Sheinbaum, who will take office on Tuesday, will travel with her cabinet to the state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, on Wednesday. “do an evaluation” and continue organizing “all the help needed”he said on Sunday in his X account. On Sunday, the Mexican media presented an even greater balance. “Twenty-two dead due to the impact of Hurricane John in Guerrero, Oaxaca and Michoacán”indicated the N+ site, Televisa’s information channel.
