Hurricane Erick had strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approached the coast but weakened to a Category 2 storm before making landfall on Thursday.

Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.

Hurricane Erick made landfall early Thursday in Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a powerful Category 3 storm, bringing winds of up to 129 mph. The storm hit a Puerto Ángel, as captured, and sparsely populated stretch of coastline between Acapulco and Puerto Escondido,