Hurricane Simón killed an adult on the Mexican Pacific coast through collapses and landslides caused by its rains, authorities reported Monday.

In its path, the weather event caused damage in Guerrero, Michoacán, Nayarit, Jalisco and Colima, authorities said.

Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado confirmed the death during a press conference with President Claudia Sheinbaum. “Unfortunately, a 71-year-old older adult died from the collapse of a wall in Chilpancingo,” the state capital, Salgado said.

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Laura Velázquez, national coordinator of Civil Protection, told the press that Simón is expected to further enter national territory Wednesday through Mazatlán, in Sinaloa.

The natural event’s characteristics forced authorities to deploy brigades and heavy machinery, with support from the Armed Forces, the National Guard and the Navy, enabling some roads to reopen.

Authorities said heavy rains in Acapulco and Chilpancingo caused trees to fall, landslides and power outages in some areas. The phenomenon, whose intensity is increasing, has Nayarit and Sinaloa on alert.

Fabián Vázquez, coordinator of the National Meteorological Service, specified that the hurricane will continue its path for several days in the Mexican Pacific and will also cause heavy rainfall.

The official report indicated maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h, gusts of 220 km/h, and slow northwest movement at 4 km/h.

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila, also at the conference with President Sheinbaum, reported damage in her state from Storm Rachel in recent days, which killed a minor and left ten people missing. “Unfortunately, 10 people are unaccounted for and a minor has been found dead,” she said.

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