In Guerrero, the worst-hit state and one of Mexico's poorest, 18 people were killed, according to local media, many due to mudslides that crushed houses. To the south, local media reported three deaths in Oaxaca, and a young boy died in a river to the north in Michoacan state.

Tropical Storm John made landfall near Manzanillo, Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday. Tropical storm John was about 90 miles (140 km) southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km per hour),

Tropical Storm John came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Thursday, coming back to life for a second landfall after its previous deadly passage through the country earlier in the week