 A state of emergency was declared for the state of Oaxaca shortly after Pauline made landfall . Abundant rainfall caused the River Los Perros to overflow its capacity , flooding 50 municipalities in Oaxaca . The flooding damaged 12 bridges , of which two were destroyed , and cut off some areas of electricity , drinking water , and telecommunications for several days . The passage of the hurricane affected thousands of houses , leaving roughly 250 @,@ 000 homeless in the state . At least 110 people died in the state , with hundreds of thousands of residents and 1 @,@ 278 communities being affected . 
