Hurricane Odile lashes Baja California

Sep 15, 2014

Hurricane Odile lashes Baja California

Kalani Gordon 0 Comment Weather, World

Hurricane Odile made landfall early Monday, punching the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula with strong winds and sending torrential rains across 10 Mexican states.

Rain and flooding forced evacuations along Mexico’s Pacific Coast and dozens of rescues of people from stranded cars, authorities said. The ferocious hurricane smashed small buildings and left more than 200,000 people without electricity, officials and residents said. – The Los Angeles Times

: View of waves in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, leading authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of waves in San Jose del Cabo, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, leading authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather in a shelter in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of waves in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: People watch waves in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: A view of empty street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, on September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile swirled menacingly toward Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts on Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate high-risk areas and open shelters as the powerful storm threatened to thrash the Pacific coast. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: People loot a supermarket in Cabo San Lucas on September 15, 2014 after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Odile weakened to category two on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale but still packed powerful winds of 175 kilometers (110 miles) per hour after crashing ashore overnight near Cabo San Lucas, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Some 24,000 foreign tourists and 6,000 Mexican beachgoers spent the night in hotels where conference rooms were transformed into shelters. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: People look at the destruction after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in Cabo San Lucas, in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, on September 15, 2014. Odile weakened to category two on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale but still packed powerful winds of 175 kilometers (110 miles) per hour after crashing ashore overnight near Cabo San Lucas, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Some 24,000 foreign tourists and 6,000 Mexican beachgoers spent the night in hotels where conference rooms were transformed into shelters. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of main road leading to Cabo San Lucas seen after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in the city, in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, on September 15, 2014. Odile weakened to category two on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale but still packed powerful winds of 175 kilometers (110 miles) per hour after crashing ashore overnight near Cabo San Lucas, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Some 24,000 foreign tourists and 6,000 Mexican beachgoers spent the night in hotels where conference rooms were transformed into shelters. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Picture of a street in Cabo San Lucas taken after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in this city in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, on September 15, 2014. Odile weakened to category two on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale but still packed powerful winds of 175 kilometers (110 miles) per hour after crashing ashore overnight near Cabo San Lucas, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Some 24,000 foreign tourists and 6,000 Mexican beachgoers spent the night in hotels where conference rooms were transformed into shelters. (Donaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: People spend time at the beach in Acapulco, as Hurricane Odile churns far off shore September 14, 2014. The Mexican government declared a hurricane warning for southern Baja and a tropical storm warning for parts of the Pacific coast. (Claudio Vargas/Reuters)

: People spend time at the beach in Acapulco, as Hurricane Odile churns far off shore September 14, 2014. The Mexican government declared a hurricane warning for southern Baja and a tropical storm warning for parts of the Pacific coast. (Claudio Vargas/Reuters)

: Store workers board up a wall at La Paz, Baja California as Hurricane Odile approaches September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile sped toward Mexico’s southern Baja peninsula as a dangerous storm and locals rushed to prepare ahead of a possible hit to the luxury resorts of Los Cabos later on Sunday. (Alejandro Acuna/Reuters)

: Waves pound the beach in Acapulco as Hurricane Odile churns far off shore September 14, 2014. Hurricane Odile sped toward Mexico’s Baja peninsula on Sunday after becoming a dangerous storm overnight and it could hit the southern tip with its luxury resorts by late in the day. Odile rapidly became a category four hurricane and by Sunday morning it was 230 miles (365 km) off the southern tip of Baja, churning northwest at a brisk 14 miles per hour (22 km/h), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Winds picked up to 135 miles per hour (215 km per hour) and Odile was projected to pass near or over southern Baja by Sunday night, dumping heavy rains in the region into Monday, the Miami-based center said. (Claudio Vargas/Reuters)

: People spend time at the beach in Acapulco, as Hurricane Odile churns far off shore September 14, 2014. The Mexican government declared a hurricane warning for southern Baja and a tropical storm warning for parts of the Pacific coast. (Claudio Vargas/Reuters)

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