 Hurricane Pauline produced torrential rainfall along the Mexican coastline , peaking at 32 @.@ 62 inches ( 930 mm ) in Puente <unk> . Intense flooding and mudslides in some of the poorest areas of Mexico killed between 230 and 500 people , making it one of the deadliest Eastern Pacific storms in recorded history . The passage of the hurricane destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of houses , leaving around 300 @,@ 000 people homeless and causing $ 447 @.@ 8 million in damage ( 1997 USD ) . 
