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Cyclones Simón, Rachel, and Trudy threaten Mexico and US

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Multiple tropical systems continue to impact North America. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Isaías caused significant power outages and disrupted Gulf oil production before weakening. In the Pacific, the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused widespread destruction in the Ensenada and San Quintín regions of Baja California, resulting in eight deaths and an estimated 50 million dollars in economic losses. In the United States, Rachel’s remnants caused coastal flooding and erosion in Southern California, leading to red-tagged homes in Dana Point and flooding at an animal sanctuary in San Diego County. In Long Beach, the destruction has intensified along the Long Beach Peninsula. Severe flooding and high tides shattered sections of a protective wooden bulkhead and shredded the historic boardwalk, destroying multimillion-dollar beachfront homes and damaging infrastructure. At least eight buildings across 13 addresses have been red-tagged as unsafe, while others received yellow tags for limited access. Residents have expressed intense frustration with Mayor Rex Richardson, accusing city leadership of abandoning the oceanfront community. Some homeowners allege that a protective sand berm implemented by the city may have inadvertently worsened the flooding, and residents are reportedly organizing legal action against the municipality. This follows a period of intense weather for the region, including Hurricane Marie and Hurricane Polo. On the Mexican Pacific coast, Hurricane Trudy has ~~strengthened~~ intensified to a Category ~~1 storm~~ 2 storm. Orange alerts have been issued in Colima, Jalisco, and ~~is tracking toward the southern~~ Michoacán due to risks of heavy rain, high winds, and ~~southwestern coasts, threatening Oaxaca, Guerrero,~~ dangerous surf. In Mexico City, orange and ~~Michoacán. The Mexican Navy (Semar) has mobilized over 3,500 personnel~~ yellow alerts are active due to forecasts of intense rain and ~~ordered preventive maritime closures in ports such as Acapulco. Simultaneously,~~ potential hail. Meanwhile, Hurricane Simón remains a Category 1 storm near Jalisco and Baja California Sur. The combination of Trudy, Simón, and Cold Front No. ~~2 is expected to trigger intense rains across central Mexico, including San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Veracruz, Hidalgo, and Puebla.~~

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