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Hurricane Simon continued to move slowly up the coast of west-central Mexico after tropical weather systems caused six deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts.
Hurricane Simon was hugging the west coast of Mexico early Sunday, while Post-Tropical Storm Rachel moved inland late Saturday, bringing heavy rain and high winds.
The eye of the Category 2 hurricane remained offshore as its outer bands of wind and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Vallarta.
Hurricane Simon is pounding Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm, with winds threatening resorts near Puerto Vallarta and communities in its path as it moved northward.