Authorities brace for dangerous landfall.

Hurricane Simon moved along Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain, storm surge, and the threat of flooding and mudslides to coastal communities near Puerto Vallarta. Officials warned that areas between the coast and the Sierra Madre mountains could face severe impacts as the storm tracked close to shore. Authorities closed public areas, suspended classes, carried out evacuations, and urged residents to remain sheltered while President Claudia Sheinbaum called on people to avoid travel. Many residents said lessons from a devastating hurricane in 2002 prompted greater preparedness, though some tourists were caught off guard by the approaching storm.

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