An “extremely dangerous” typhoon has arrived on the Pacific coast of Mexico. This is the typhoon “Lidia” which shortly before it made landfall was characterized as a category 4 storm and moves with wind speeds of up to 220 km/h.

The hurricane is currently moving inland weakened, with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) downgrading it to a Category 2 storm.

Authorities in Nayarit state said that a man was killed when a tree fell on the van he was driving.

The “Lidia” made landfall from the small coastal town of Las Penitas shortly before 18:00 local time. As of 9:00 p.m., the NHC said “Lidia” was moving with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (165 km/h) as it passed inland from the town of Mascota in Jalisco state.

“Life-threatening hurricane-force winds are expected along the storm track overnight,” the NHC added, warning of dangerous water levels, flash flooding and swells along the Pacific coast.

Before the storm, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that 6,000 members of the armed forces were deployed to help the residents.

“I urge people living between Nayarit and Jalisco, especially in Bahia de Banderas, Puerto Vallarta and Tomatlan, to take precautions,” he said on social media platform X, advising people to stay away from low-lying areas, rivers and slopes.

In the seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta, residents ran to shelters, with shopkeepers shielding windows and stacking sandbags in case of flooding.

Earlier, the city’s airport announced it would be closed from 16:00 local time (22:00 GMT) until 08:00 on Wednesday.