Hurricane damages tourist resorts
Updated 16 Sep 2014 @ 09:24
Hurricane Odile has left streets flooded, and homes and packed hotels destroyed in the beach resorts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula.
The storm has eased since Sunday from category four to one but is still packing winds of up to 160km/h.
Mexican authorities are warning of more landslides and flooding in the coming days, as the storm moves northwest. However, experts say the storm will steadily weaken over the next two days.
At least 26 000 foreign tourists and 4 000 locals were in the region as the storm made landfall, and those in areas at risk of flooding were evacuated.
The region, which includes Cabo San Lucas, is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shanty towns.
Luis Puente, the head of Mexico's civil protection agency, told reporters that 164 shelters had been readied with a capacity for 30 000 people.
Meanwhile, a 4,9-magnitude earthquake struck near the Baja California peninsula early yesterday morning.
The quake struck around 05h23 at a depth of 10km.
It was the second moderate tremor to hit the region since Sunday.
The storm has eased since Sunday from category four to one but is still packing winds of up to 160km/h.
Mexican authorities are warning of more landslides and flooding in the coming days, as the storm moves northwest. However, experts say the storm will steadily weaken over the next two days.
At least 26 000 foreign tourists and 4 000 locals were in the region as the storm made landfall, and those in areas at risk of flooding were evacuated.
The region, which includes Cabo San Lucas, is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shanty towns.
Luis Puente, the head of Mexico's civil protection agency, told reporters that 164 shelters had been readied with a capacity for 30 000 people.
Meanwhile, a 4,9-magnitude earthquake struck near the Baja California peninsula early yesterday morning.
The quake struck around 05h23 at a depth of 10km.
It was the second moderate tremor to hit the region since Sunday.
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