Heavy rains from Hurricane Norbert forced the evacuation of populated areas of Mexico, as the Meteor III category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, walked parallel to the coast of the peninsula of Baja California.
"Most government services would be closed or restricted"
Due to the effects of the hurricane, the authorities are warning area on the west coast of Baja California Sur, from Santa Fe to Punta Eugenia, and the eastern coast of San Evaristo to Loreto, the National Weather Service (NWS), NOTIMEX details.
Because of the proximity to the west coast of Baja California Sur, its wide circulation remain strong contribution toward that moisture Peninsula and northwest and west of the country.
About 10 Mexican states remain under threat of heavy rains.
Marcos Covarrubias, governor of Baja California Sur, urged people living in vulnerable areas to evacuate and asked travelers to avoid going out roads. Most government services it would be closed or restricted, he said. Schools in Los Cabos and La Paz did not operate on Friday, The Associated Press detailing.
At least 1,000 people remained in shelters Friday night in Los Cabos, where the storm toppled trees and caused power outages in parts of the tourist area. Firefighters rescued several people from vehicles stranded on flooded streets, said Wenceslao Pettit, director of Public Safety in Cabo San Lucas.
activities Cancelled
The ports in the area, which often turn many American tourists, remained closed to navigation and was sent to police evacuated neighborhoods to prevent looting.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday morning that Norbert had strengthened with maximum sustained winds near 195 miles per hour (120 mph). His vortex was centered about 155 kilometers (95 miles) west of Cabo San Lazaro, sparsely populated.
Forecasters said no landfall but has left in its wake torrential rains for several states.
The Hurricane Center said Norbert was helping drive the moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly through northern Mexico and southwest United States, which could lead to heavy rains in the coming days.
Efe recalled that in the current cyclone season in the Pacific have already formed the Amanda, Cristina, Iselle, Hernán, July, Karina, Marie and Norbert hurricanes and tropical storms Boris, Douglas, Elida, Fausto, Genevieve and Lowell .
So far, the only Mexican territory was touched Boris, he did off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas.
Agence France Presse, meanwhile, adds that in 2013, Mexico suffered the scourge of Ingrid simultaneous hurricanes (Gulf of Mexico) and Manuel (in the Pacific), which left 157 dead and at least 1.7 million homeless.
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