Fishermen upload an outboard motor to a pickup as Hurricane Roslyn approaches tourist zones along Mexico's Pacific coast, in San Blas in Nayarit state, Mexico, on October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Hugo Cervantes
Mexico City: Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan on Sunday morning and quickly moved inland.
By Sunday morning, Roslyn had winds of 90 mph (150 kph), down from its peak of 130 mph. The US National Hurricane Center said Roslyn was about 95 miles (150 kms) east-southeast of the resort of Mazatlan.
The hurricane was moving north-northeast at 20 miles per hour (31 kph) and was expected to lose force as it moves further inland.
While it missed a direct hit, Roslyn brought heavy rain and high waves to Puerto Vallarta, where ocean surges lashed the beachside promenade.
Roslyn came ashore in Nayarit state, in roughly the same area where Hurricane Orlene made landfall October 3.
The hurricane made landfall around the village of Santa Cruz, near the fishing village of San Blas, about 90 miles (150 kilometers) north of Puerto Vallarta.
In Tepic, the Nayarit state capital, Roslyn blew down trees and flooded some streets; authorities asked residents to avoid going out on Sunday, as crews worked to clear a landslide that had blocked a local highway.
Meanwhile, beachside eateries in Puerto Vallarta where tourists had lunched unconcerned on Saturday were abandoned on Sunday, and at some the waves had carried away railings and small thatched structures that normally keep the sun off diners.
The Jalisco state civil defense office said authorities were patrolling the area, but had not yet seen any major damage.
The National Water Commission said rains from Roslyn could cause mudslides and flooding and the US hurricane center warned that heavy rains could cause flash flooding and landslides over the rugged terrain inland.
