Hurricane Grace slams eastern Mexico, 8 dead

Hurricane Grace crossed through Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead, causing floods and power cuts to more than half a million customers, before losing force as it swept toward the country’s Pacific coast. The storm entered Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane when it hit ground in Veracruz state early Saturday, but was downgraded to a tropical storm several hours later, according to Mexico’s Nationalmeteorologicalservice. Mudslides,poweroutages, and collapsed trees affected people across the eastern and central part of Mexico, according to Mexico’s Security Ministry and Civil Protection Office.