Hurricane Roslyn: At least three dead on Mexico's coast - BBC

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Flooded thoroughfare  successful  San Blas, Nayarit stateImage source, Reuters

At slightest 3 radical person died aft a almighty hurricane caused dense rains, flash flooding and landslides successful occidental Mexico.

Roslyn, a class 3 hurricane, came ashore connected Mexico's Pacific enactment with maximum winds of 195km/h (120mph).

The hurricane has since been downgraded to a tropical cyclone but a hazard of floods remains.

Images of its aftermath showed flooded roads and upturned vehicles arsenic good arsenic damaged homes.

An aged antheral died erstwhile a beam from a extortion fell connected him and 2 women were killed by collapsing buildings.

The worst-affected country was Tecuala, successful Nayarit state. Further southbound on the seashore successful Sayulita, radical were pictured wading done and clearing mud from the streets successful the area.

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Flash flooding and powerfulness outages besides deed the municipality of Puerto Vallarta successful neighbouring Jalisco state, but lone insignificant harm was caused, according to the state's governor.

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Upturned lorry successful Tecuala, Nayarit state

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People clearing the streets of mud successful Sayulita, Nayarit state

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Flooded streets successful Puerto Vallarta, Jallisco state

Enrique Alfaro Ramírez said radical who had been evacuated from the country had since started returning to their homes. Flights had besides resumed, helium said.

He added, however, that beaches would stay closed for the clip being.

Prior to the hurricane's landfall connected Sunday, much than a twelve municipalities successful Nayarit and Jalisco acceptable up exigency shelters for those who had been evacuated.

In May, 11 radical were killed aft Hurricane Agatha struck south-western Oaxaca state.

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Hurricane Roslyn eyes Mexico

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