Hurricane Simon Batters Mexico's Pacific Coast, Killing Two

· Climate · Mexico

Hurricane Simon crawled northwest just off Mexico's Pacific coast, lashing western states with dangerous winds, heavy rain and flooding that killed two people and put riverside communities on alert for possible evacuations. Simon, which weakened to Category 3, caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity that has brought deadly storms from Hawaii to Mexico. Storm Rachel also battered the coast. In the US, about 70 runners in Utah's Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated after being stranded by flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel.

Why it matters：A record-intensity Pacific hurricane season is bringing deadly flooding to North America, illustrating how climate extremes strain emergency systems.

Key points

  • Hurricane Simon weakened to Category 3 as it crawled along Mexico's Pacific coast
  • Heavy rain and flooding killed two people and threatened riverside communities
  • About 70 runners were evacuated from Utah's Moab 240 after flooding from Storm Rachel

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