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Tropical storm Odile moves up Mexico's Baja California Tropical storm Odile moves up Mexico's Baja California
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Tropical storm Odile is moving up Mexico's Baja California peninsula, bringing heavy rains and the threat of mudslides and flash floods.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.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.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. Thousands of tourists are being airlifted out of Los Cabos resort.
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. The interior ministry said military and commercial planes were transporting them from Los Cabos international airport, which is closed to commercial flights because of damage incurred when Odile rampaged through the area late on Sunday and on Monday.
Although the airport is strewn with debris, officials say that the runway is usable and work has nearly been completed to get the control tower working again.
Local and foreign tourists are being taken to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and if necessary receive consular assistance.
Forecasters expect the storm to continue weakening as it moves north-west.Forecasters expect the storm to continue weakening as it moves north-west.
Hurricane Odile flooded streets in Los Cabos on Sunday night and Monday. Fierce winds ripped facades from hotels and destroyed many poorly constructed homes. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72.4 kmh), which will gather some strength as it moves nearly parallel to the south-western coast of Mexico throughout Wednesday and Thursday.
"In the seven years I've been here, I've never seen anything hit like this,'' Alejandro Tealdi, a 32-year-old resident of Cabo San Lucas told Associated Press news agency. Fierce winds ripped facades from hotels in Los Cabos and destroyed many poorly constructed homes.
On Monday dozens of people, including children, ransacked the shops for batteries and alcohol until troops arrived to stop the looting, agencies reported. However, as it moved north-west up the desert peninsula, the NHC warned that there was still a danger of more heavy rainfall and flooding.
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami had predicted that Odile would be a category four hurricane, but it lost strength as it reached the coast. At least 26,000 foreign tourists were in the region, local officials said.
However, even as it moved north-west up the desert peninsula, the NHC warned of more heavy rainfall and flooding on the northwest coast.
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 evacuated.
The region is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shanty towns.The region is home to massive resort complexes, as well as fishing communities and low-lying shanty towns.
Are you in Baja California? How have you been affected by the storm? You can email your comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.ukAre you in Baja California? How have you been affected by the storm? You can email your comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
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