Hurricane JOVA
Photos: Hurricane lashes Mexican resort cities on Pacific coast
Hurricane Jova swept inland on Wednesday after making landfall as a Category Two storm on Mexico's Pacific coast late on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain that threatens to cause flash floods and mudslides.

Central Puerto Vallarta, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico on October 12, 2011. Stores and businesses were boarded up and bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Jova, a powerful storm that forecasters said could unleash torrential rains and life-threatening mudslides.


Photo credit: AP | Toppled trees and a vehicle are caught in the flood waters of a main intersection in Villa de las Garzas, Mexico on Wednesday Oct. 12, 2011. Jova slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 hurricane early Wednesday, swamping beach towns and causing floods in the mountains above before dropping to tropical storm force as it swept past Puerto Vallarta. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Manzanillo, in Colima State, Mexico on October 11, 2011. Mexico was bracing Tuesday for the arrival of Hurricane Jova, a powerful storm that forecasters said could unleash torrential rains and life-threatening mudslides.
Photograph by: ALFREDO ESTRELLA, AFP/Getty Images

Puerto Vallarta October 12, 2011. Hurricane Jova flooded the streets of Mexico's main Pacific port with torrential rain on Wednesday, inundating several popular beach resorts and felling trees along the coast.
Photograph by: Carlos Jasso, Reuters

View of the seafront in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State, Mexico on October 12, 2011. Hurricane Jova barreled into Mexico's Pacific coast late Tuesday, according to the national weather service, unleashing torrential rains and threatening devastating mudslides.
Photograph by: Hector Guerrero, AFP/Getty Images

View of the beach at the Manzanillo, in Colima State, Mexico on October 11, 2011. Mexico was bracing Tuesday for the arrival of Hurricane Jova, a powerful storm that forecasters said could unleash torrential rains and life-threatening mudslides.
Photograph by: ALFREDO ESTRELLA, AFP/Getty Images

View of the seafront at the Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico on October 11, 2011. Mexico’s bustling port city of Manzanillo was bracing Tuesday for the arrival of Hurricane Jova, a powerful storm that forecasters said could unleash torrential rains and life-threatening mudslides.
Photograph by: ALFREDO ESTRELLA, AFP/Getty Images

People watch the heavy swell brought forth by hurricane Jova at Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico on Tuesday.
Photograph by: Alfredo Estrella, Afp-Getty Images, Reuters


