▁since ▁H urr icane ▁Ken na ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁terrain ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁increasing ▁west - s outh w ester ly ▁wind ▁she ar ▁caused ▁the ▁storm ▁to ▁rapidly ▁weak en , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁diss ip ated ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Lane ▁later ▁moved ▁into ▁Texas , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁Due ▁to ▁Lane ' s ▁project ed ▁path ▁near ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁authorities ▁closed ▁ports ▁to ▁small ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁A cap ul co . ▁Just ▁weeks ▁after ▁H urr icane ▁John ▁took ▁a ▁similar ▁path ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁several ▁tour ists ▁volunt arily ▁left ▁their ▁vac ations ▁to ▁fly ▁home . ▁Many ▁residents ▁board ed ▁up ▁buildings ▁and ▁bought ▁h urr icane ▁supplies ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁storm . ▁Official s ▁also ▁closed ▁schools ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Gu err ero . ▁In ▁all , ▁ 4 0 , 4 0 0   t our ists ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁the ▁Mexican ▁coast line . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Secret aría ▁de ▁Go ber na ción , ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Civil ▁Prote ction ▁Service ▁oper ates , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 . 5   mill ion ▁homes ▁and ▁ 2 1   mill ion ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 1   states ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁system ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁authorities ▁ev acu ated ▁about ▁