By Fredy Garcia PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane John hit Mexico's southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities warning residents to protect themselves against potentially deadly storm surges and torrential rain.

(Reuters) -Hurricane John has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is moving northwestward after it made landfall on Mexico's southern Pacific coast late on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane

Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a major hurricane in a matter of hours.