Hurricane Rick Hits Pacific Coast
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Hurricane Rick pounded the southwestern Pacific coast, cutting off villages, closing ports and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. The storm touched land in the afternoon about 12 miles west of the tourist center of Puerto Escondido after forming over the Pacific Ocean, officials said. Authorities began evacuating people in the state of Oaxaca as the hurricane battered villages with high winds and intense rain.
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