TROPICAL STORM ODILE MOVES UP MEXICO'S BAJA CALIFORNIA (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13:09

Tropical storm Odile is moving up Mexico's Baja California peninsula, bringing heavy rains and the threat of mudslides and flash floods.

Odile made landfall as a category three hurricane on Sunday night, damaging homes and leaving thousands of tourists stranded in the Los Cabos resort area.

Officials said 135 people had to be treated for minor injuries, mostly caused by flying glass and debris.

Some 30,000 tourists have been moved to emergency shelters.

Mexico's government said on Monday night that military and commercial aircraft would be sent to evacuate the tourists. The international airport at Los Cabos was damaged in the storm.

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