 Strong winds from the hurricane downed trees and power lines throughout southern Oaxaca . The storm temporarily isolated Puerto Ángel , Oaxaca and a navy base thereby cutting off communications from the rest of Mexico . In Huatulco , the winds blew down antennas at the local television station and destroyed at least 30 cardboard houses . A community near the airport of the city was hit hard , with several people left homeless . Heavy rainfall from the storm caused severe flooding in portions of Oaxaca and neighboring Chiapas . A total of about 500 entire communities were destroyed in Oaxaca ; the areas worst affected were Zapotecos , Chatino , and Mixtecos . 
