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==Impact==
At least 22 people were killed by John; eighteen18 in Guerrero, three in Oaxaca, and one in Michoacan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Death toll from Hurricane John rises to 22 in Guerrero, Oaxaca and Michoacán|url=https://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/aumentan-a-22-los-muertos-por-el-impacto-de-john-en-guerrero-oaxaca-y-michoacan/|date=September 27, 2024|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> [[Governor of Guerrero]] [[Evelyn Salgado]] reported two deaths caused by a landslide in the municipality of [[Tlacoachistlahuaca (municipality)|Tlacoachistlahuaca]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vázquez Herrera |first1=Olivia |title=Reportan dos muertos en Guerrero tras impacto del Huracán John; "entró fuerte, con muchas lluvias", señaló AMLO |url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/09/24/reportan-dos-muertos-en-guerrero-tras-impacto-del-huracan-john-entro-fuerte-con-muchas-lluvias-senalo-amlo/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |agency=Infobae |date=24 September 2024}}</ref> Additionally, a 70-year-old woman was killed in [[Malinaltepec]] when a landslide struck her house.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coast |url=https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-john-mexico-pacific-b56193c39433fa96cd06d83ae2228157 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Areas along the coast experienced mudslides while tin roofs were blown off several houses.<ref>{{cite news|author=Luis Alberto Cruz|title=2 people are dead after John hits Mexico’s Pacific coast as a major hurricane|url=https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-john-mexico-pacific-b56193c39433fa96cd06d83ae2228157|work=Associated Press|language=en-US|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> Over {{Cvt|10|in|mm|disp=flip|abbr=on}} of rain fell across parts of Guerrero and Oaxaca within the first few hours after John's landfall. Over 98,000 people lost power in Oaxaca, where 18,000 armed services members and government workers were deployed to assist in emergency response operations.<ref>{{cite newspaper|author1=Austyn Gaffney|author2=Emiliano Rodríguez Mega|author3=Fredy Garcia|title=Tropical Storm John Pummels Mexico’s Pacific Coast|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/weather/hurricane-john-mexico.html|newspaper=New York Times|language=en-US|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> Torrential rains also fell across the neighboring states of [[Chiapas]], [[Veracruz]], [[Michoacán]] and [[Puebla]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jose Cortes|title=Remnants of Hurricane John drench southern Mexico, leaving three dead|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/john-weakens-into-tropical-storm-nhc-says-2024-09-24/|work=Reuters|language=en-US|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref>
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