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| Mexico braced for lethal storms | Mexico braced for lethal storms |
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| A hurricane set to hit the west coast of Mexico has weakened slightly but remains "life-threatening", meteorologists have warned. | |
| The US National Hurricane Center has downgraded Hurricane Norbert, with wind speeds of up 110 mph (175 km/h), from Category 3 to 2. | |
| Norbert is due to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula in the Pacific on Saturday. | |
| Forecasters have warned of torrential rain and the threat of mud slides. | Forecasters have warned of torrential rain and the threat of mud slides. |
| "Preparations to protect life and property in the hurricane warning areas should be rushed to completion," said a public advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. | "Preparations to protect life and property in the hurricane warning areas should be rushed to completion," said a public advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. |
| Mexican authorities have issued warnings and are preparing an emergency plan. | Mexican authorities have issued warnings and are preparing an emergency plan. |
| Meteorologists said the hurricane was likely to produce rainfall of up to 10 inches (25.4 cm) in some parts of southern Baja California which could result in "life-threatening flash floods and mud slides". | Meteorologists said the hurricane was likely to produce rainfall of up to 10 inches (25.4 cm) in some parts of southern Baja California which could result in "life-threatening flash floods and mud slides". |
| Storm surge flooding of up to five feet (1.5 metres) above normal tide levels and large and dangerous battering waves are also expected on the coast, the centre warned. | |
| 'Very worried' | 'Very worried' |
| Reports said fishermen in the area were pulling in their boats and tourists were being warned to stay off the beaches where yellow flags have been placed. | Reports said fishermen in the area were pulling in their boats and tourists were being warned to stay off the beaches where yellow flags have been placed. |
| Fishermen take precautions as Hurricane Norbert approaches | Fishermen take precautions as Hurricane Norbert approaches |
| Narciso Agundez, the Governor of Baja California Sur state - one of the two states that make up the peninsula - told the Associated Press news agency that officials there are "very worried". | Narciso Agundez, the Governor of Baja California Sur state - one of the two states that make up the peninsula - told the Associated Press news agency that officials there are "very worried". |
| The advisory said that the centre of the hurricane was 80 miles (130 km) south of Cabo San Lazaro, Mexico at 1200 GMT. | |
| The hurricane is heading in a north-east direction towards the peninsula said the centre, adding steady weakening was expected as it moved across the peninsula, over the Gulf of California before hitting the north-western coast of mainland Mexico on Saturday night. | |
| "However, Norbert could still be a hurricane when it makes a second landfall along the north-western coast of mainland Mexico," said the advisory. | "However, Norbert could still be a hurricane when it makes a second landfall along the north-western coast of mainland Mexico," said the advisory. |