▁ 1 5 . 7 9   in ▁( 4 0 1   mm ) ▁of ▁ra inf all . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁ra inf all ▁total ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁ ▁at ▁Esc uint la , ▁Ch ia pas . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁ra inf all ▁total ▁in ▁Ch ia pas ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁cy clone . ▁ ▁About ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Ch ia pas , ▁or ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0   people , ▁was ▁directly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁flo oding , ▁most ▁significantly ▁in ▁Mot oz int la ▁and ▁P ij ij ia pan . ▁In ▁Mot oz int la , ▁near ▁Mexico ' s ▁border ▁with ▁Ch ia pas , ▁a ▁two - day ▁ra inf all ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2   in ▁( 3 0 5   mm ) ▁produced ▁flash ▁flo ods ▁and ▁mud sl ides . ▁The ▁ra inf all ▁total ▁represented ▁about ▁ 3 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁average ▁annual ▁precip itation . ▁About ▁ 6 0 0   hom es ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁alone , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 0   f atal ities . ▁The ▁ra ins ▁caused ▁ 3 6   river ▁bas ins ▁to ▁exceed ▁their ▁banks . ▁Following ▁the ▁flo ods , ▁officials ▁in ▁Mot oz int la ▁created ▁a ▁channel ▁to ▁di vert ▁flo oding .