Tropical Storm Javier Closes in on Southern Baja California Resorts Christine Murray and David Alire Garcia - Thomson Reuters Foundation
go to original August 8, 2016

Update: Storm Forecast to Weaken as It Heads North, Government Discontinues Hurricane Warning for Baja California (Reuters)

Tropical Storm Javier was expected to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula later on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that it could strengthen.

Early Monday, Javier was about 100 miles (161 kms) southeast of Cabo San Lucas, moving northwest at 13 mph (21 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, unchanged from late Sunday, according to the NHC.

Javier could strengthen to a hurricane as it passes near the southern part of Baja California, the NHC said.

In eastern Mexico, mudslides triggered by intense rainfall in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl killed 40 people over the weekend as saturated hillsides collapsed onto homes.

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