Mexico hit by 2nd round of Hurricane Grace

VERACRUZ (Mexico): Hurricane Grace slammed into Mexico a second time yesterday as a Category 3 storm, threatening to bring flooding and mudslides, United States forecasters said.

The storm made landfall near Tecolutla in Veracruz state, clocking maximum winds of 200kph, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).

Category 3 is the third highest of five levels on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Hurricane warning was in effect for the coast stretching from Puerto Veracruz to Cabo Rojo.

“Rapid weakening is expected as Grace moves inland over the mountains of central Mexico later today (yesterday),” the NHC said.