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Mexico resorts evacuated in storm | Mexico resorts evacuated in storm |
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Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a storm nears resorts on the tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. | Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a storm nears resorts on the tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. |
Tropical Storm Paul was downgraded from hurricane strength but forecasters warn it could still unleash heavy rains and cause flooding in the Los Cabos area. | Tropical Storm Paul was downgraded from hurricane strength but forecasters warn it could still unleash heavy rains and cause flooding in the Los Cabos area. |
The category one storm was packing winds of 50mph (85km/h) as it neared the coastal resorts. Two people are said to have died in bad weather. | |
Mexico's Pacific coast was hit by two hurricanes, John and Lane, last month. | |
Emergency workers remain on standby in the popular resort of Los Cabos, which consists of the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. | Emergency workers remain on standby in the popular resort of Los Cabos, which consists of the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. |
Hundreds of residents have been evacuated and tourists have been asked to stay indoors. | Hundreds of residents have been evacuated and tourists have been asked to stay indoors. |
According to the Associated Press news agency, a US man swept out to sea in bad weather is feared to have drowned. | According to the Associated Press news agency, a US man swept out to sea in bad weather is feared to have drowned. |
A local fisherman is also said to have died after slipping off wet rocks. | A local fisherman is also said to have died after slipping off wet rocks. |