Hurricane Patricia Spares Mexico
People sit near a breakwater after the arrival of hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Oct. 24.
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Hurricane Patricia hit Mexico’s west coast in an area between commercial centers and rapidly broke down into a tropical depression, sparing Latin America’s second-biggest economy from a feared catastrophe.
“So far, there are no reports of major damage from Patricia,” President Enrique Pena Nieto said Saturday on Twitter before heading to Manzanillo, a city in the state of Colima, to inspect damages.