Hurricane John swept through Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday night, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The storm's devastating impact has resulted in at least two fatalities and widespread damage across the region.

Hurricane John, a rapidly intensifying storm that caught forecasters off guard, slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast late on September 23, claiming at least two lives and causing widespread destruction.

John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides.

Tropical Storm John — now a Category 1 hurricane — is forecast to strengthen before making landfall near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Two people are dead after former hurricane John barreled into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, blowing tin roofs off houses, triggering mudslides and toppling scores of trees, officials said Tuesday.

At least two people died after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast overnight, authorities reported Tuesday, with the cyclone since downgraded to a tropical storm and expected to weaken further.

John’s rapid intensification caught authorities off guard as they scrambled to update their guidance to residents and keep pace with the stronger storm.

Hurricane John, a compact but powerful storm, came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific coast — pushing a dangerous surge in front of it and unleashing deadly flooding rains across the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca,

Hurricane John has struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a major hurricane in a matter of hours.

Hurricane John remained a major storm early Tuesday, despite rapid weakening after making landfall as a Category 3 system along Mexico's Pacific coast hours earlier.