Hurricane Patricia: Risk of Floods And Landslides

Hurricane Patricia has weakened to a tropical storm but still poses a risk of floods and landslides, the US National Hurricane Centre said.

Patricia peaked as the strongest storm recorded in the Americas but lost power as it moved inland across Mexico.

Mexico's president, Enrique Pena Nieto, said Patricia had so far caused less damage than feared.
But it is still forecast to dump heavy rain on several Mexican states throughout Saturday.
The storm touched down in western Mexico on Friday, bringing destructive winds and rain, but heavy damage appears to have been avoided.
The NHC said winds had decreased to 80 km/h (50 mph) as Patricia rapidly weakened over land, making it a tropical storm, and the centre forecasts that it will dissipate by Saturday night.
While still over the ocean, Patricia had winds of 325 km/h (200 mph) at its peak, which made it the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Western hemisphere.
Thousands of residents and tourists on Mexico's Pacific coast were evacuated and moved inland.
Patricia is now moving north-northeastward inland over northern Mexico.
The states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, and Guerrero are in particular danger from the high rainfall expected on Saturday, the centre says.
Total rainfall of 20-30cm (8 to 12 inches) - with isolated maximum amounts of 50cm (20 inches) - is "likely to produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," it added.