A man fills a sandbag to build a barricade to protect his business from the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Two women stand outside a business boarded up for protection in an area threatened by the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks past sandbags that will be used to build a barricade to protect her business from the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A man fills a sandbag to build a barricade to protect his business from the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A man fills a sandbag to build a barricade to protect his business from the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A tourist walks past a business boarded up for protection in an area threatened by the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on October 9, 2026. Hurricane Simon is forecast to rapidly strengthen before striking Mexico's Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center said on october 9. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The president of the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), Hector Andres Obregon Perez (R), speaks during the Annual Assembly of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela (Fedecamaras) in Caracas on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)

The president of the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), Hector Andres Obregon Perez (R), speaks during the Annual Assembly of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela (Fedecamaras) in Caracas on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)