By Troy Merida ACAPULCO (Reuters) -Storm John started dissipating over Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and was downgraded to tropical depression, but its remnants poured a deluge of almost 100 cm (39 inches) of rain on the southern state of Guerrero.

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Authorities in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco were calling for help from anyone with a boat to help with water rescues as Tropical Storm John, which has caused a total of eight deaths in southern Mexico, dumped copious amounts of rain.

Tropical Storm John made landfall in Michoacán on Friday, dumping torrential rain on the Pacific coast as it moves toward Manzanillo.