# Puerto Vallarta braces for powerful Hurricane Simon as tourists await landfall

https://mins.news/en/video/94888

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-11 00:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRgC-VLlQGc

> Residents and visitors in Puerto Vallarta prepared Saturday for Category 4 Hurricane Simon, forecast to reach land early Sunday. Businesses boarded up windows and entrances, while people continued their day beneath overcast skies.

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