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| Hurricane slams into Mexico again | Hurricane slams into Mexico again |
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| Hurricane Dean has hit Mexico for the second time this week, slamming into the eastern state of Veracruz from the Gulf of Mexico but quickly weakening. | Hurricane Dean has hit Mexico for the second time this week, slamming into the eastern state of Veracruz from the Gulf of Mexico but quickly weakening. |
| The hurricane reached land as a Category Two storm, packing gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h). | The hurricane reached land as a Category Two storm, packing gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h). |
| But it was downgraded to a Category One hurricane after its winds fell to 85mph (140 km/h) as it hit Tecolutla town. | But it was downgraded to a Category One hurricane after its winds fell to 85mph (140 km/h) as it hit Tecolutla town. |
| On Tuesday, Dean battered Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, toppling trees and houses and causing flooding. | On Tuesday, Dean battered Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, toppling trees and houses and causing flooding. |
| It also damaged houses and flooded streets in neighbouring Belize. | It also damaged houses and flooded streets in neighbouring Belize. |
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| The hurricane initially hit Yucatan as a maximum Category Five storm but quickly weakened, before regaining strength over the Gulf of Mexico, where it slammed into oil and gas platforms. | The hurricane initially hit Yucatan as a maximum Category Five storm but quickly weakened, before regaining strength over the Gulf of Mexico, where it slammed into oil and gas platforms. |
| Dean hit Veracruz shortly before 1700 GMT, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. | Dean hit Veracruz shortly before 1700 GMT, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. |
| More than 10,000 people were evacuated from low-lying coastal areas as the storm approached. | More than 10,000 people were evacuated from low-lying coastal areas as the storm approached. |
| NHC spokesman Jamie Rhome had warned residents not to let their guard down before Dean's return. | NHC spokesman Jamie Rhome had warned residents not to let their guard down before Dean's return. |
| "We often see that when a storm weakens, people let down their guard completely. You shouldn't do that," he told the Associated Press news agency. | "We often see that when a storm weakens, people let down their guard completely. You shouldn't do that," he told the Associated Press news agency. |
| Homes destroyed | Homes destroyed |
| There have been no reports of deaths in Mexico, but the hurricane claimed at least 13 lives in the eastern Caribbean. At least three of those deaths were in Jamaica, which has had to delay a general election that had been due next week. | There have been no reports of deaths in Mexico, but the hurricane claimed at least 13 lives in the eastern Caribbean. At least three of those deaths were in Jamaica, which has had to delay a general election that had been due next week. |
| Major Mexican tourist resorts were not directly hit, but indigenous Mayan villages were exposed to the hurricane's full force when it struck the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, about 170 miles (270km) south of Cancun. | Major Mexican tourist resorts were not directly hit, but indigenous Mayan villages were exposed to the hurricane's full force when it struck the Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, about 170 miles (270km) south of Cancun. |
| Hundreds of homes were destroyed in and around the town of Majahual. | Hundreds of homes were destroyed in and around the town of Majahual. |
| The hurricane lashed low-lying Mayan communities, and rain, poor communications and impassable roads made it hard to establish how they had fared in the storm. | The hurricane lashed low-lying Mayan communities, and rain, poor communications and impassable roads made it hard to establish how they had fared in the storm. |
| President Felipe Calderon has said relief efforts would focus on these communities. | President Felipe Calderon has said relief efforts would focus on these communities. |