{"id":2714,"date":"2024-09-24T07:01:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/hurricane-john-slams-into-mexicos-southern-coast-after-rapidly-intensifying\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T07:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:01:23","slug":"hurricane-john-slams-into-mexicos-southern-coast-after-rapidly-intensifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/hurricane-john-slams-into-mexicos-southern-coast-after-rapidly-intensifying\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane John slams into Mexico\u2019s southern coast after rapidly intensifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Hurricane John struck Mexico\u2019s southern coast on Monday night after rapidly strengthening into a major Category 3 storm, triggering warnings of \u2018life-threatening\u2019 floods and mudslides.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph), the storm made landfall south-southwest of the city of Marquelia in Guerrero state at around 9:15 p.m. local time, according to the National Hurricane Center.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Just a day ago, the storm was pacing at 35 mph (56 kph), but it underwent two rapid intensifications in a 24-hour period, ramping up speed by more than three times.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            \u201cThis heavy rainfall will likely cause significant and possibly catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides to the Mexican States of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and southeast Guerrero, particularly in areas near the coast,\u201d the center said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Oaxaca state is a popular tourist spot known for its beautiful landscapes and beaches.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Oaxaca\u2019s governor said the state government had evacuated 3,000 people and set up 80 shelters, while authorities had suspended classes in several costal zones on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Businesses in Puerto Escondido, a tourist destination in the southern part of the state, have closed after authorities ordered the suspension of all work on the area\u2019s main beaches, the news agency reported.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Ana Aldai, who works for a restaurant there, told AP she was \u201ca little bit distressed\u201d because notice from authorities came quickly.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            \u201cThere was no opportunity to make the necessary purchases,\u201d she said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            Torrential rainfall of 10 to 20 inches, with isolated totals near 30 inches, could pummel areas along the Oaxaca coast to southeast Guerrero until Thursday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            The coastal areas of Chiapas are also expected to be hit by rainfall of six to 12 inches, with isolated totals around 15 inches, during the same period.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            The rainfall could cause a life-threatening storm surge, producing significant coastal flooding near the landfall location, the National Hurricane Center said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\">            The surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves in coastal areas, it added.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane John struck Mexico\u2019s southern coast on Monday night after rapidly strengthening into a major Category 3 storm, triggering warnings of \u2018life-threatening\u2019 floods and mudslides. 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