to as far east as the Oaxacan tourist hub of Huatulco.A tropical storm warning covered areas further east from Huatulco to the major port of Salina Cruz home of Mexican state-run oil company Pemex's (PEMX.UL) largest domestic refinery.The NHC warned that heavy rainfall from John may cause "significant and possibly catastrophic life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides," in the states of Chiapas Oaxaca and southeast Guerrero through Thursday.Reporting by Brendan O'Boyle Diego Ore and Kylie Madry in Mexico City and Fredy Garcia in Puerto Escondido; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Clarence Fernandez Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved First it was a mobile morgue emitting unpleasant odors in Jalisco Now it’s autopsies in full public view in the street of a Oaxaca town Problems faced by state forensic services have been the result of a shortage of space in morgues for victims of violent crime but in Santiago Jamiltepec it was the absence of electric light that required a street-level autopsy A forensic medical specialist from the state Attorney General’s office is seen performing an autopsy on the corpse of a man on the sidewalk  outside the Jamiltepec cemetery Vehicle headlights and a mobile phone are the only sources of illumination is bent over the corpse and performing what has been described as necro-surgery on the head while streams of body fluids run down the street The reason given for conducting an autopsy outdoors was that there was no electricity inside the cemetery facilities When municipal officials arrived on the scene to investigate they demanded an explanation from the specialist who refused to give one and rudely sent them away Jamiltepec Mayor Efraín de la Cruz Sánchez denounced the doctor’s performance stating that he had illegally performed a number of such procedures without the necessary sanitation measures As municipal authorities we demand that the doctor performs his work in a professional manner and in compliance with our municipality’s regulations,” said the mayor’s office in a statement urging that he “be disciplined.” Source: NVI Noticias (sp), El Universal (sp) ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Mexico (AP) — Two people are dead after former Hurricane John barreled into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast triggering mudslides and toppling scores of trees John grew into a major hurricane in a matter of hours Monday and made landfall about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of the resort of Acapulco before declining to a tropical storm after moving inland READ MORE: Florida prepares for major hurricane as heavy rains lash Cayman Islands John came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (190 kph) It weakened back to tropical storm status early Tuesday with maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was expected to weaken rapidly the governor of the coastal state of Guerrero said two people died when the storm sent a mudslide crashing into their house on the remote mountain of Tlacoachistlahuaca (TLAH-ko-chis-tla-waka) National Hurricane Center warned that the storm’s slow pace and heavy rains could cause potentially catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides in some Mexican states protect yourselves and do not forget that life is the most important thing; material things can be replaced We are here,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote on the social media platform X said early Tuesday that “there are a lot of houses where the force of the air blew off the roofing.” The mayor said no deaths or injuries had been reported in Marquelia so far something he attributed to his ability to warn residents of the storm’s approach But power was knocked out along large parts of the coast The government said some 60,000 people remained without power “We’ve never seen such strong gusts,” the mayor said the storm was 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Acapulco and moving northwest at 12 mph (19 kph) It was forecast to dawdle along the coastal mountains The hurricane 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 Monday’s unexpected surge in strength caught scientists authorities and residents of the area by surprise something AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz attributed to warmer oceans surprise surges in hurricanes’ strength have become increasingly common “These are storms that we haven’t really experienced before,” he said “Rapid intensification has occurred more frequently in modern times as opposed to back in the historical record So that’s telling us there’s something going on there.” The storm is bleak news for the region, which was walloped by Otis, a similar rapidly intensifying hurricane, in 2023. Otis devastated the resort city of Acapulco, where residents had little warning of the strength of what was about to hit them. One of the most rapidly intensifying hurricanes ever seen, scientists at the time said it was a product of changing climate conditions. Otis blew out power in the city for days, left bodies scattered on the coast and desperate family members searching for lost loved ones. Much of the city was left in a state of lawlessness and thousands scavenged in stores, scrambled for food and water. The government of López Obrador received harsh criticism for its slow response to Otis, but authorities have since pledged to pick up their speed. President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum said her government planned to work on improving an early alert system, similar to what the country has with earthquakes. AP writer María Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 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Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Mexico, buildings sway in capital New Mexico newspaper apologizes for cartoon linking ‘Dreamers’ to criminality the Puerto Escondido and Huatulco airports popular with tourists resumed operations after being temporarily closed earlier in the morning Communications and Transportation reported that the facilities had not been affected by John.Beaches in Puerto Escondido were littered in the aftermath of the storm with debris that included logs plastics and even household appliances.Walking across a flooded street in the town of Marquelia just off Guerrero state's Pacific coastline resident Heidi Carrillo worried about the plight of her neighbors."What's needed right now around the beaches is food because lots of people there were left without their homes and I think they also need clothes," she said.Earlier on Tuesday the national water commission Conagua warned that John dumped "extraordinary" rains of over 10 inches (25 cm) in Oaxaca and Guerrero with torrential and intense rains also affecting Chiapas Michoacan and Puebla.John was downgraded from both hurricane and tropical storm strength over the course of the day on Tuesday as its remnants continued further inland and its maximum sustained winds weakened considerably to 35 miles per hour (56 kph) according to the latest advisory from the U.S National Hurricane Center.The center nonetheless flagged the possibility of flash flooding across parts of southwestern Mexico over the next few days.Reporting by Jose Cortes in Guerrero; Additional reporting by Raul Cortes Fernandez; David Alire Garcia and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez in Mexico City Natalia Siniawski in Madrid and Anushree Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Christina Fincher 20186:14 PM UTCMexico helicopter crashes in wake of earthquakeAt least 13 people on the ground were killed when a Mexican military helicopter carrying top officials surveying damages from an earthquake crashed in a small town in the southern state of Oaxaca [1/14]Soldiers stand guard next to parts of a military helicopter carrying Mexico's interior minister and the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land in Santiago Jamiltepec [2/14]People react after a military helicopter [3/14]Coffins with bodies of the victims are pictured inside a home after a military helicopter [5/14]A woman walks past a soldier standing next to a military helicopter [6/14]A relative cries near coffin with the body of the victim after a military helicopter [8/14]People stand near coffins with the bodies of the victims after a military helicopter [9/14]Soldiers stand guard next to a military helicopter [10/14]People stand near coffins with the victims after a military helicopter [11/14]Soldiers stand guard next to a military helicopter [12/14]A man reacts near a coffin with the body of the victim after a military helicopter [13/14]Soldiers stand guard next to a military helicopter [14/14]People react as soldiers stand next to a military helicopter © 2025 Reuters. 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