2 dead, 10 missing as hurricane and tropical storm hit Mexico

At least two people have been killed and 10 are missing in Mexico as severe weather linked to a hurricane and a tropical storm battered parts of the country, authorities said on Monday.

The incidents are linked to Hurricane Simon, which is moving along the Mexican Pacific coast, and Tropical Storm Rachel, which has reached the northwestern state of Baja California.

Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities...