HURRICANE ODILE LASHES MEXICO'S BAJA CALIFORNIA RESORT (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Monday, September 15, 2014, 09:04

Hurricane Odile has hit the resort of Los Cabos in western Mexico, uprooting trees and confining thousands of holidaymakers to their hotels.

The storm - rated category three, with winds of up to 200km/h (125 mph) made landfall on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.

Mexican authorities have declared an alert in the area, warning of storm surges, landslides and flooding.

They have also prepared shelter for some 30,000 people.

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