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| Dean downgraded on Mexican return | Dean downgraded on Mexican return |
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| Hurricane Dean has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting Mexico for the second time this week. | Hurricane Dean has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting Mexico for the second time this week. |
| Dean was a Category Two hurricane with gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h) before it weakened after landing at the eastern state of Veracruz at 1700 GMT. | Dean was a Category Two hurricane with gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h) before it weakened after landing at the eastern state of Veracruz at 1700 GMT. |
| Wind speeds dropped to 70mph (110km/h) as it lurched inland but concerns remained about potential flash floods. | Wind speeds dropped to 70mph (110km/h) as it lurched inland but concerns remained about potential flash floods. |
| Up to 20in (51cm) of rain were expected to swell rivers around villages in mountainous regions prone to mudslides. | Up to 20in (51cm) of rain were expected to swell rivers around villages in mountainous regions prone to mudslides. |
| The Veracruz authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people from low-lying coastal areas. | The Veracruz authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people from low-lying coastal areas. |
| "These floods could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," warned the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). | "These floods could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," warned the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). |
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| 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. |
| The hurricane initially hit Yucatan as a maximum Category Five storm but quickly weakened. | The hurricane initially hit Yucatan as a maximum Category Five storm but quickly weakened. |
| It regained strength over the Gulf of Mexico, where it slammed into oil and gas platforms, but is not thought to have caused any significant damage to refineries. | It regained strength over the Gulf of Mexico, where it slammed into oil and gas platforms, but is not thought to have caused any significant damage to refineries. |
| Dean was heading inland west of Poza Rica city at 2200 GMT. | Dean was heading inland west of Poza Rica city at 2200 GMT. |
| US National Hurricane Center spokesman Jamie Rhome had warned residents not to underestimate Dean. | US National Hurricane Center spokesman Jamie Rhome had warned residents not to underestimate Dean. |
| "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. | 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 delayed a general election that had been scheduled for next week. | At least three of those deaths were in Jamaica, which has delayed a general election that had been scheduled for 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, 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, 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. |