Puerto Vallarta faces a high risk of flooding as Hurricane Flossie intensifies in the Pacific. Torrential rains and overwhelmed drainage systems pose major challenges for the city.
Puerto Vallarta, a city wedged between the Sierra Madre mountains and the Pacific Ocean, is no stranger to dramatic weather shifts—but this summer, the skies are testing the limits of its resilience.
Just days after Hurricane Erick battered Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, meteorologists are now closely watching Hurricane Flossie as it strengthens rapidly in the Pacific. The storm is already nearing Category 2 intensity . . .
