 But Levasseur admits the party has made inroads in rural areas like this because the economic crisis is hitting people outside the big cities harder, she says, and they want to blame their woes on foreigners. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Crépy-en-Valois. Tropical storm Beryl may have weakened when it moved over the Yucatan Peninsula, but it's expected to regain hurricane strength before it makes another landfall. Houston Public Media's Dominic Anthony Walsh has more.