 Seven people were killed by the storm . A 56 @-@ year @-@ old woman was killed in a traffic accident that is blamed by the storm 's gusty winds that flipped over her car . In Pluma Hidalgo , Carlotta destroyed a clay house that killed a 13 @-@ year @-@ old girl and her 7 @-@ year @-@ old sister . The hurricane ripped off roofs of houses and caused widespread power outages and small landslides . About 1 @,@ 200 people moved to shelters throughout the city . According to authorities in Oaxaca , some roads were affected by mudslides ; subsequently , they had opened emergency shelters and evacuated many of families from low @-@ lying areas . In Puerto Escondido , near where the storm made landfall , billboards were toppled and windows were shattered . Towns throughout Oaxaca reported damage to roads , bridges , telephone lines , and crops . Rainfall from Carlotta peaked at 13 @.@ 78 in ( 35 @.@ 0 cm ) in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec . In wake of the storm , the governor of Oaxaca requested the Mexican government to declare his state a disaster area , and requested MX $ 1 @.@ 44 billion ( US $ 113 million ) for repairs to public infrastructure . At least 29 @,@ 000 homes and 2 @,@ 500 businesses sustained damage from Carlotta , mostly in Oaxaca . Total insured losses caused by Carlotta were estimated to be about US $ 12 @.@ 4 million . 
