Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rick made landfall in Oaxaca â `` the same area devastated by Hurricane Pauline one month earlier â `` and quickly weakened , dissipating early on November 11 .
Simplified: Rick made landfall in Oaxacaâ '' the same place devastated by Hurricane Pauline one month earlierâ '' and quickly weakened , dissipating early November 11 .