After leaving at least three dead last Tuesday, it formed again as a cyclone this Thursday. It is expected to impact the territory again during the next few hours.
John returns to hurricane formalerting things in the Pacific of Mexico. on tuesday had already impacted Mexican lands leaving a minimum balance three deceased (although it remains to be confirmed if there are five), which is why it once again raised great concerns when this morning It formed again as a cyclone.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, reported that at 12:00hGMT the phenomenon registered sustained winds of 115 kilometers per hour, located 90 kilometers from the port of Lázaro Cárdenasstate of Michoacan, in western Mexico. The weather forecast anticipates that it could gain even more strength before making landfall on Thursday night into Friday.
The district of Michoacan declared itself on alert before the arrival of the phenomenon, and called on the population to take shelter in their homes or go to shelters if they are in high-risk areas.
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For its part, the Mexico Water Commission (Conagua)reported that the remnants of John returned to the Pacific, where they regained hurricane strength. In addition, they warned that “it maintains the potential for very heavy rains at extraordinary times, very strong winds and high waves on the western, southern and southeastern coasts of the country.”
This same week, it impacted the coasts of the state of Guerrero (southern Mexico) as Hurricane 3 of the Saffir-Simpsom scalewhich has 5 levels. There it unleashed intense rains and winds that generated enormous landslides, leaving fatal victims as an inevitable consequence.
In October of last year, Mexico had already had a similar fatal catastrophe, when Otis, a Category 5 hurricane, devastated Acapulco, destroying much of the city and killing dozens of people.
Source: Ambito
