Acapulco Locals Use Boats to Traverse Flooded City Streets

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Residents in the Acapulco, on Mexico’s Pacific coast, were using boats to travel over submerged roads on Friday, September 27, as devastating flooding caused by Hurricane John continued four days after the storm made landfall in the state.This footage from José Antonio Balanzar Villanueva shows city streets turned into rivers, and locals passing each other in small vessels.John made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane just 65 miles southeast along the coast from Acapulco on Monday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.John was later downgraded to a Tropical Storm but continued to bring rain and flooding to southwest Mexico through Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.Mexican President Andrés Manuel said at least eight people were killed “ due to landslides caused by the heavy rains.” Credit: José Antonio Balanzar Villanueva via Storyful
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