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Hurricane Odile lashes Mexico's Baja California resort Hurricane Odile lashes Mexico's Baja California resort
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Hurricane Odile has hit the resort of Los Cabos in western Mexico, uprooting trees and confining thousands of holidaymakers to their hotels. Hurricane Odile has swept into the beach resorts of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, uprooting trees and confining tourists 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. The storm eased from category three to two but still packed winds of up to 175km/h (110 mph).
Mexican authorities have declared an alert in the area, warning of storm surges, landslides and flooding.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.They have also prepared shelter for some 30,000 people.
US Marines have been placed on stand-by to operate emergency equipment in case of landslides. The extent of the storm's impact was still not clear before daybreak, but media in the Los Cabos area reported people being injured by flying glass and power cables, and traffic signals down throughout the city.
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami had earlier said Odile would be a category four hurricane, with winds of up to 135 mph, but it lost some strength as it reached the coast. US Marines have been placed on standby to operate emergency equipment in case of landslides.
Officials said electricity would be shut off in the area to avoid damage from power lines if they came down. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami had predicted that Odile would be a category four hurricane, but it lost some strength as it reached the coast.
Forecasters said the storm was expected to slow as it moved north-west along the desert peninsula and would steadily weaken over the next two days.
However, they warned that heavy rains could produce life-threatening floods.
Officials said electricity would be shut off in areas affected 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.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.
The region is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shantytowns. The region is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shanty towns.
Los Cabos resident Felipa Flores said she was heading for a shelter. "Later on we're going to be cut off and my house of wood and laminated cardboard won't stand up to much," she told the Associated Press news agency.
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.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.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.