Hurricane Jova lashes Mexican resorts, villages

Hurricane Jova slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 2 storm early Wednesday, swamping beach towns and causing floods in the mountains above. The storm toppled trees, knocked out power and flooded streets in the major port city of Manzanillo, but the full extent of damage was still unclear before dawn Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of deaths. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Jova’s maximum sustained winds were near 100 mph (160 kph) when it hit, but it was weakening steadily as it moves inland and winds were down to 75 mph (140 kph) by 7 a.m (8 a.m. EDT; 1200GMT).