# 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.
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/hurricane-simon-weakens-to-category-3-as-rains-flood-mexicos-pacific-coast
- Published: 2026-10-12T02:30:23+00:00
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- Topics: hurricane simon, mexico, pacific coast, category 3, floods, emergency alerts, news, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 3, bringing heavy rain that flooded homes and triggered emergency alerts in Mexico's Pacific coast regions.