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WorldSTORM UPDATE

Hurricane Simon still crawling up Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical systems have already caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts, and the slow-moving storm keeps wind and flooding rain over the same communities.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHurricane Simon is still crawling up the Pacific coast of west-central Mexico this afternoon, and the slow pace means towns and resorts keep taking wind and heavy rain for hours.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe five deaths from the tropical systems earlier in the region are what officials are focused on, and the damage to coastal communities is still being counted.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCBS reports the storm has not yet moved far from where it first came ashore, which keeps flooding the main worry for people along the shoreline.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIf you have family in those towns, local emergency officials are the ones to follow for evacuation and shelter instructions.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe will keep watching it, and the people on that coast are in our thoughts.

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