Storm Rachel leaves Eight people dead in Mexico

At least eight people have died after a tropical storm, Rachel, swept along Mexico's Pacific coast. Since last week, the storm has brought rain and flooding to the northwestern state of Baja, California, which borders the United States. Military officials said that the Mexican Army and Navy are continuing search and rescue operations, while two other people remain missing. Four deaths had been reported as of Monday, and officials also reported 32 people had been rescued by helicopter. Well, this year's hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean is expected to be more intense due to the El Nino weather phenomena, which warm surface waters and disrupt wind and rainfall patterns. Two other major storms are currently active in the Pacific near Mexico, Category 1 Storm Simon and Tropical Storm Terry. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Simon has caused torrential rains in Jalisco and Guerrero, where a 71-year-old died when a wall collapsed recently. Neither storm is currently expected to make landfall.