From The Straits Times · · 40s
Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 3 as rains flood Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 3 as heavy rains flood Mexico's Pacific coast.
In brief
Hurricane Simon weakens to Category 3 as heavy rains flood Mexico's Pacific coast. Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 3, bringing heavy rain that flooded homes and triggered emergency alerts in Mexico's Pacific coast regions. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Hurricane Simon weakens
Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 3 as it moved parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
Floods impact homes
Residents waded through flooded streets as soldiers helped families remove water from homes after heavy rain overnight.
“The beds, the refrigerators, the stoves, all the furniture got wet. The whole house flooded.”
Emergency alerts issued
Mexican authorities placed 28 municipalities under the highest cyclone alert level and 93 under high alert as rain threatened flooding.
What it means
Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 3, bringing heavy rain that flooded homes and triggered emergency alerts in Mexico's Pacific coast regions.
