Rain floods Mexico's coast as Hurricane Simon weakens

Hurricane Simon weakened to a Category 3 storm as it moved parallel to Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that flooded homes. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 205kph, was located about 175km west-northwest of the port city of Manzanillo at 6pm local time (1am Irish time), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. "Additional weakening is forecast but Simon is still expected to be a strong hurricane as it passes near the...