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.

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.

Tropical storm John was about 90 miles (140 km) southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km per hour), the Miami-based forecaster said. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.