Key facts
- Hurricane Trudy weakened to a tropical storm after passing Mexico's coast.
- Deadly floods struck Greece and Turkey, causing multiple fatalities.
- Rhodes recorded 202mm of rain on October 14.
- Over 2,700 people were evacuated from their homes in Turkey.
Hurricane Trudy, the 22nd named system in the Pacific, weakened to a tropical storm after passing Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday morning. Coastal parts of Jalisco, Michoacán, and Colima were under hurricane warnings with forecasts of 60-90mph winds and 100-150mm of rain, prompting concerns of flooding and landslides. The storm surge and damaging waves also posed a risk. Meanwhile, severe flooding caused by heavy rain and thunderstorms has impacted Greece and Turkey. In Greece, one fatality was reported across Rhodes, Evia, and the Sporades islands, with over 30 rescue operations conducted. On Rhodes, 202mm of rain was recorded on October 14. In Turkey, five deaths were reported in Istanbul, where heavy rain led to school closures, flight delays, and landslides. Nearly 600 people were rescued and over 2,700 evacuated their homes.