Hurricane Simon batters Mexico's Pacific coast with catastrophic winds

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 00:31 · Archive

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds, threatening life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Its centre remained just offshore, parallel to the coast, with the most damaging winds and rain expected to hit the Puerto Vallarta area around midnight and continue through Monday morning. The hurricane's eye was moving northwest at about 5 mph, approximately 45 miles south of Cabo Corrientes. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 15 miles from the centre, with tropical-storm-force winds reaching up to 60 miles away, meaning the entire area between Mexico's western coast and the Sierra Madre mountains could be affected.

A senior hurricane centre specialist warned that catastrophic wind and life-threatening storm surge impacts were expected along the west-central coast of Mexico, alongside very heavy rainfall likely to produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides in areas of higher terrain. Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination in Jalisco state, faced particular danger, though just inland many Mexicans live in communities where housing might not withstand the storm.

Al Jazeera reports at least two deaths in Mexico. A 71-year-old man, identified as Albino Moreno Jimenez, died in Guerrero state when a retaining wall collapsed under intense precipitation while he was feeding animals. A young girl died in Baja California from the effects of former tropical storm Rachel. At least ten more people remain missing in Baja California, with eight reported missing in the coastal city of Ensenada and two in the fishing town of San Felipe.

How it is being reported

• Two deaths reported as Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel batter Mexico’s coastSimon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico.Al Jazeera · 13 Oct, 00:09
• Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coastHurricane Simon hit Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds, threatening Puerto Vallarta with life-threatening flooding.New York Post · 12 Oct, 08:43

In this story: Hurricane Simon · Mexico · Puerto Vallarta · Jalisco · Guerrero · Baja California · US National Hurricane Center · Cabo Corrientes

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