Two dead after Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico Pacific coast

Roslyn hit land as category 3 hurricane before weakening as it headed inland

Two people died on Sunday from destruction caused by tropical storm Roslyn after it made landfall along Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful hurricane before weakening farther inland, authorities said.

A 74-year-old man was killed in the town of Mexcaltitan de Santiago Ixcuintla when a beam fell on his head, Nayarit state's ministry of security and citizen protection said. A 39-year-old woman died when a fence collapsed in the state's Rosamorada district.