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Hurricane John dissipates into a tropical depression after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2
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Hurricane John dissipates into a tropical depression after hitting Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2

  • By LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ Associated Press

Former Hurricane John has dissipated over Mexico after barreling into the country's southern Pacific coast overnight, leaving two dead and a trail of destruction in its path. Currently a tropical depression, John was 70 miles northwest of Acapulco and moving northwest at 3 mph as it dawdled along the coastal mountains and continued to weaken, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. John grew into a Category 3 hurricane in a matter of hours Monday and made landfall about 80 miles east of the resort of Acapulco. It blew tin roofs off houses, triggered mudslides and toppled scores of trees, officials said Tuesday.