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Hurricane Odile is on it s way Los Cabos Baja California Sur Sept 14th 2014
- Published_at:2014-09-15
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Indiannewschannel
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- description: A powerful Hurricane Odile bore down on the resort area of Los Cabos on Sunday, prompting Mexican authorities to evacuate vulnerable coastal areas and prepare shelters for up to 30,000 people. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Odile's core was on a track to pass close to or directly over the south end of Baja California late Sunday and into Monday and move by the southern portion of the peninsula on Tuesday. Rain began falling at midafternoon, hours before the storm's expected arrival. Gusty winds whipped palm trees, waves pounded the rocky shore and fluttering black flags signaled that beaches were closed due to high surf. Odile's maximum sustained winds were 125 mph late Sunday afternoon, down a bit from earlier in the day. Its center was about 90 miles south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving to the north-northwest at 16 mph. David Korenfeld, director of Mexico's National Water Commission, described Odile as "highly dangerous." After reaching Category 4 strength Sunday, Odile was downgraded to Category 3. But it was still a major storm that threatened to bring high winds, deadly surf and heavy rains to Baja and parts of the mainland, and forecasters said it could strengthen again as it approached land. ap250598784216.jpg Tourists watch the ocean from inside a swimming pool at a resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. Hurricane Odile turned into a Category 4 hurricane and it's expected to make a close brush with the southern portion of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Sunday evening.. AP / VICTOR R. CAIVANO Some 800 marines were on standby, and officials readied heavy equipment to help out in areas where mudslides could occur. Police with megaphones walked through vulnerable areas in Cabo San Lucas urging neighbors to evacuate. "I'm leaving. It's very dangerous here," said Felipa Flores, clutching a plastic bag with a few belongings as she took her two small children from her neighborhood of El Caribe to a storm shelter. "Later on we're going to be cut off and my house of wood and laminated cardboard won't stand up to much." Long lines formed at gas stations and supermarkets as residents stocked up on food, bottled water, flashlights and batteries. Some went to the shore to take photos and video of the ocean as the waves picked up and the skies darkened. At least 22 airline flights were canceled, and some tourists said they were stranded. Others at the Los Cabos international airport were trying to leave before conditions got too bad.
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