Tropical storm 'Lester' is heading towards Oaxaca and Guerrero, on the southern coast of the Mexican Pacific

Tropical storm

is approaching the coast of southern Mexico.

The states of Guerrero and Oaxaca are on alert for the torrential rains that are expected this Friday, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN).

The storm is located 160 kilometers south of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, and 345 kilometers southeast of Acapulco, Guerrero, and is moving inland at 19 kilometers per hour with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour.

The abundant rainfall expected during the afternoon could cause landslides in places with steep slopes, accumulation of water in homes and roads, and severe flooding in cities, according to the Oaxaca Civil Protection service.

They also warn of strong waves in coastal areas, with waves that can exceed three meters.

Tropical storm

will make landfall at dawn on Sunday in the state of Guerrero, according to the SMN.

The #TropicalStorm #Lester increases its travel speed and approaches the shores of #Guerrero.

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Mexico is in hurricane season, a period that covers the months of May to November in the Mexican Pacific, with these last months being the most dangerous.

Manuel Alejandro Cota Crespo, although he lives in La Paz, in Baja California, is always aware of the meteorological phenomena that hit Mexico at this time.

A fan of this discipline for more than 20 years, he has his own weather station at home and from there he collects data and measures the time.

He assures that, when comparing it with other storms, "at the moment nothing out of the extraordinary is perceived."

Cota Crespo says that her hobby comes from a young age.

“Rain is rare in these places, so when it rains it's a party.

Eventually, I had a rain diary,” he says, “and when I was able to get a thermometer, I recorded the temperature in summer and so on.”

At the end of the day, his family asked him what temperature they had been at: "And I recorded 40 or 43 degrees and that's how the hobby was born."

The last hurricane to hit the Mexican Pacific coast last week was Hurricane

, which left heavy rains and wind that caused destruction in towns along the coast, in addition to at least seven dead and missing.

It touched Mexican lands last Thursday near Asunción Bay, in Baja California Sur, but on Friday it dropped in category and became a tropical storm.

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