Two deaths reported as Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel batter Mexico’s coast

Simon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico.At least two people have died in Mexico after Hurricane Simon and former tropical storm Rachel brought torrential rain and catastrophic flooding to Pacific coast communities.At a Monday news briefing, Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado confirmed that a 71-year-old man had died during Hurricane Simon after a retaining wall collapsed under the weight of intense precipitation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hurricane Isaias: Four dead and thousands without power in US Southeastlist 2 of 3Isaias weakens after making landfall in US Gulf Coast as hurricanelist 3 of 3Hurricane Isaias leaves trail of destruction across the US Gulf Coastend of listAccording to the Guerrero-based news agency IRZA, the man, identified by his family as Albino Moreno Jimenez, had been feeding his animals on the western outskirts of Chilpancingo when a wall came crashing down on him.A second death was announced later in the day in the state of Baja California along Mexico’s western coast. There, Governor Marina del Pilar said that a young girl had died from the effects of what was once Hurrica...