Severe weather battered parts of Mexico for the fifth consecutive day as Tropical Storm John made landfall on Friday, releasing more rain and catastrophic flash-flooding, forecasters said, though it is expected to weaken as the storm sweeps the country’s southwestern coast for a second time this week.

MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm John has caused a total of eight deaths in southern Mexico, and five days of heavy rains have generated severe flooding and mudslides in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.

Just days after Hurricane Helene made landfall, the National Hurricane Center is warning residents on the Gulf Coast to monitor another tropical system.