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| Hurricane Odile heads for Mexico's Baja California | Hurricane Odile heads for Mexico's Baja California |
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| A hurricane will hit the southern end of Mexico's Baja California peninsula in the coming hours, the United States National Hurricane Centre says. | A hurricane will hit the southern end of Mexico's Baja California peninsula in the coming hours, the United States National Hurricane Centre says. |
| Officials described the storm, named Odile, as highly dangerous. | Officials described the storm, named Odile, as highly dangerous. |
| The Mexican authorities have declared a maximum alert for the region and have prepared shelters for up to 30,000 people around the tourist resort of Los Cabos. | The Mexican authorities have declared a maximum alert for the region and have prepared shelters for up to 30,000 people around the tourist resort of Los Cabos. |
| US Marines have been placed on standby to help out. | |
| Residents and businesses were preparing as Hurricane Odile raced towards the peninsula. | Residents and businesses were preparing as Hurricane Odile raced towards the peninsula. |
| The centre said Odile was initially a category four hurricane, with winds of up to 135 mph, but it lost some strength and was expected to be a category three when it made landfall on Sunday night. | |
| In the Los Cabos resort, the authorities warned people to stay off the beach, remain indoors and keep away from doors and windows. | In the Los Cabos resort, the authorities warned people to stay off the beach, remain indoors and keep away from doors and windows. |
| Officials said electricity would be shut off in the area as the storm hit to avoid damage from power lines if they came down. | Officials said electricity would be shut off in the area as the storm hit to avoid damage from power lines if they came down. |
| At least 26,000 foreign tourists and 4,000 Mexicans were in the region, local officials said, and those in areas at risk of flooding were being evacuated. | |
| Luis Puente, the head of Mexico's civil protection agency, told reporters that 164 shelters had been readied with a capacity for 30,000 people. | |
| Storm experts said it was set to be the strongest hurricane to hit the southern tip of the peninsula since Kiko in 1989, which landed as a category three. | |
| "We haven't seen one get so close and with the possibility of impact, and of such a nature," said Wenceslao Petit, head of emergency services in Los Cabos. "There aren't words for this." |