By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY/PUERTO ESCONDIDO (Reuters) -Hurricane Erick weakened after slamming into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a major hurricane on Thursday, leaving a trail of damaged businesses,

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — With a steady rain falling on Acapulco, residents and remaining tourists emerged Thursday evening to walk outside or visit the few open businesses as the remnants of Hurricane Erick scraped by just inland of the resort.

It left flooded streets and damaged boats and buildings in Oaxaca.Erick made landfall in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca as a Category 3 hurricane early Thursday, having been downgraded from a Category 4 shortly beforehand.