Towns along Mexico’s southwestern coast are currently facing severe weather conditions as tropical storm John has intensified back into a Category 1 hurricane, leading to torrential rain, flooding, and landslides. This phenomenon, known as a 'zombie' storm, occurs when a system dissipates before regaining strength as a storm.
After making landfall in Mexico as a destructive Category 3 hurricane earlier this week, John dissipated only to return as a hurricane, causing havoc along Mexico’s Pacific coast. The resort city of Acapulco, still in the process of recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Otis last year, has been particularly hard hit. Several neighborhoods are flooded, prompting residents in vulnerable areas to evacuate to temporary shelters.
