Hurricane John causes at least 23 deaths, among collapsed buildings in the Mexican state of Guerrero

The passage of Hurricane John left various effects in Guerrero, mainly in the Acapulco areawhere severe damage and flooding never seen before are reported, while the death toll has already reached 23 victims.

The 23 deaths in Guerrero are added to the five deaths reported in neighboring Oaxaca, and one more in Michoacán, since the impact of the meteorological phenomenon.

While President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported this Sunday that little by little the rains are beginning to subside and with it the water level from the floods in Acapulco is also decreasing, the streets still look full of mud and debris.

In Chilpancingo, capital of the state, municipal authorities They confirmed yesterday afternoon, Saturday, the location of a deceased person, in the Alpuyeca ravine, in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood.

The other death corresponds to the commissioner of El Ciruelar, Crispín Barrientos, who was swept away by the current of the river, when he was trying to cross it to ask for help because the town was affected by the rains and flooding of the river.

The inhabitants pointed out that the town is completely cut off because the access bridges have collapsed and that they did not have food to survive.

While a worker from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), identified as David, died from electrocution in the town of Nuevo Tecomulapa, in the municipality of San Marcos, when he was carrying out electricity reconnection work.

Finally, an 18-year-old young man was found buried by mud and stones inside his house in the Altos de Miramar neighborhood, in the upper part of Puerto Marqués, in Acapulco, where at least 13 restaurants collapsed.

The body was rescued by Michoacán firefighters, who reported that they went to the port to help with the search and rescue work, after four hours of maneuvering and removing debris.

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, who takes office on October 1, reported this Sunday that on her first day in office, on Wednesday the 2nd, she will visit the state in the afternoon to evaluate the damage caused by the phenomenon.

*With information from EFE.

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