Reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The hurricane hit the northern part of the state at about 01:00 local time with wind gusts of about 200 km / h.
Veracruz Governor Cuitlahuac Garcia confirmed the deaths of eight people due to the effects of bad weather.
According to him, many people do not want to evacuate from high-risk areas, despite the fact that the danger has not yet passed.
Forecasters have previously reported that heavy rainfall in the states of Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Queretaro and in the east of San Luis Potosi could lead to severe and significant flooding.