Tropical Storm Roslyn hits Mexico's pacific coast, killing at least two 

Two people died on Sunday after Tropical Storm Roslyn made landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast despite being downgraded from a Category 3 storm, authorities said. 

The first victim was a 74-year-old man in the town of Mexcaltitan de Santiago Ixcuintla. The man died after the storm caused a beam to fall on his head, Nayarit state’s Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection told Reuters. 

The second victim was a 39-year-old woman who died after the storm caused a fence to collapse in the Rosamorada district. 

In addition to the deaths, Roslyn caused major damage in the state of Nayarit. Images shared on social media show several towns flooded and cars submerged underwater. Several homes are also seen with damaged roofs. Several people were evacuated from their homes. 

Así el paso del huracán #Roslyn por Acaponeta, Nayarit pic.twitter.com/6zjAt4rbNK

— Chava Jiménez (@chavitta21) October 23, 2022

Emergency officials were dispatched to the most affected areas, the state’s civil security agency posted on Twitter. Officials in the area are also working to restore power to affected areas. 

Storm Roslyn hit Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm at around 5:20 a.m. local time near Santa Cruz in the state of Nayarit, home to famous tourist beaches, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm had winds of 90 miles per hour (150 km per hour). 

By Sunday afternoon, Roslyn was downgraded to a tropical storm with winds close to 45 miles per hour (75 km per hour), the NHC said. 

The storm is expected to become a tropical depression by Sunday night and dissipate by Monday. 

Officials warned about flash flooding and landslides in rugged terrains along the storm’s path as it continues to move forward with heavy rains.