Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northwestern Mexico

The tropical storm hilary made landfall this Sunday north of the peninsula of lower californiain the northwest of Mexicobefore heading south USAwhere it is expected to cause heavy rains with the risk of flooding.

At 2000 GMT, Hilary was 340 km from San Diego, Californiain USAwith maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h, according to the most recent report from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of that country.

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as it passes by Mexicothe intense rains caused by Hilary left one dead and damaged infrastructure in the southern part of the peninsula of lower california.

The Mexican government said that it is helping the affected population in that area.

“Although the hurricane has been downgraded, it is raining very hard. Crews from the Ministry of Infrastructure (…) and the Federal Electricity Commission are working to restore communications and servicethe president wrote on Facebook. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Hilary made landfall in the state of Baja California, bordering the United States and where the busy city of Tijuana.

On Saturday, Hilary was downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale to a Category 1 hurricane. Despite this, it caused heavy rains in the Baja California peninsula and in much of Mexico, including Mexico Citywith flooded streets and fallen trees.

The Mexican meteorological authorities forecast for this Sunday intense rains for the Baja California peninsula and other areas of the country, mainly the northern states of Sonora and Chihuahuaas well as sinaloa and Nayarit in northwest.

They also warned of strong gusts of wind in those areas, as well as the risk of landslides and the increase in the flow of rivers and streams.

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Damage in Mexico

This Sunday, authorities of Civil protection of the Mexican government toured the town of mulegein Baja California Surwhere on Saturday a person died when his vehicle was swept away by a river current.

In that municipality and in the town of loreto there were landslides and road cuts. The government said that as soon as the current of the rivers that overflowed subsides, it will work to restore circulation.

The Mexican army said for its part that it activated 35 shelters on the peninsula, where 1,725 ​​people affected by the storm were transferred.

“To carry out these actions, the army has the support of 86 vehicles, a community kitchen, 11 dump trucks and heavy machinery, as well as a water treatment plant and lighting towers.”, the forces said in a statement.

authorities of Los Cabosa tourist destination frequented by international tourists, mainly Americans, worked to restore the supply of drinking water and public transportation after the hurricane passed through the area.

In that destination, located in the south of the peninsula, some tourists breathed relief after the passage of the storm while hotel and restaurant employees hurried work to reopen.

“The hurricane came and it was more like a storm, the winds were like 50 kilometers per hour, it wasn’t too badhe told AFP. Tina Mosiera tourist originally from California.

Heading to the USA

He NHC He added that Hilary will move near or over a part of the Baja California peninsula during the next few hours to move towards southern California, United States, in the afternoon.

Although it will continue to weaken, Hilary is still expected to hit California as a tropical storm. Authorities have declared a state of emergency there and forecast it to be the worst storm to hit the state in a decade.

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“Hilary is going to have a serious impact and threat to Southern California. I ask everyone to take this storm seriously and listen to your local officials.”, he told CNN Deanne Criswelladministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA, for its acronym in English).

Mexico is hit by hurricanes every year both on its Pacific and Atlantic coasts, usually between May and November.

Source: Elcomercio

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