Hurricane Jova claimed its first two victims in a mud slide as it lashed Mexico with torrential rain on Wednesday (October 12).<br/> Officials said the centre of Jova hit the coast near the town of Chamela in the state of Jalisco, on a stretch dotted with beaches south of tourist resort Puerto Vallarta.<br/> Mexico has no major oil installations in the Pacific.<br/> Jova has been downgraded to a tropical depression and Mexico lifted bad weather warnings south of Manzanillo.<br/> The storm will likely dissipate entirely by Friday, but could still cause life-threatening mud slides and floods, the NHC said.
