Resort city Acapulco and surrounding towns face flooding and landslides and concerns about food supplies after John strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane.

Hurricane John strengthened once again on Thursday as it hurled rain at Mexico's southwestern coast dotted with ports and tourist hotspots, an area already soaked by the slow-moving storm system over the past several days.

MEXICO CITY >> After already battering Mexico’s Guerrero state, a strengthening Tropical Storm John is on track to turn back into a hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday,

Hurricane John, which came ashore in western Mexico on Monday and lashed the region with strong winds and heavy rains before dissipating, regained tropical storm strength over the Pacific Ocean late Tuesday, prompting a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for southern and southwestern Mexico.

Hurricane John strengthened once again on Thursday as it closed in on Mexico's southwestern coast dotted with ports and tourist hotspots, an area already soaked by the slow-moving storm system over the past several days.

John strengthens into a hurricane again and threatens flash flooding and mudslides in parts of Mexico, forecasters say

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -After already battering Mexico's southern coast, a strengthening Tropical Storm John moved back into the Pacific Ocean but is forecast to again slam into the Mexican mainland on Wednesday evening,

Waves break into restaurants on the beach as Tropical Storm John is on track to become a hurricane again, hurtling back towards communities across the Pacific coast, in Acapulco, Mexico September 25,