Mexico: Fears of flooding from Hurricane "Patricia"
Earlier the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto said that Hurricane Hurricane Patricia, who hit the Mexican coast in the Pacific and was announced as the strongest in history, caused "less significant" damage than expected.
"The first information confirm that the damage is less than expected by a hurricane of this magnitude," said Peña Nieto in a televised message to the nation. "However, it is important that people remain in shelters. We can also reduce the alert level. I insist, the most dangerous part of the storm has not yet arrived in our territory. " The president warned that Patricia will cause heavy rains on the coast in the Pacific, but also in the central and northeastern states.
Within hours, the storm that turned the most powerful hurricane ever with winds that reached 325 km. Per hour, raising fears of a major disaster the moment of his arrival in Mexico.
The hurricane hit the coast of Mexico with destructive winds uprooted trees, swept away cars and forced thousands of residents and tourists to abandon their homes and seaside resorts. No casualties were reported. The Patricia weakened after it entered the Mexican coast, but remained in Category 5 as it winds blowing at a speed of 270 km. Per hour. The hurricane hit of sparsely populated coastline near the popular seaside destination of Puerto Vallarta, where 15,000 tourists were taken to shelters to protect themselves from the torrential rains and strong winds.
There were floods in parts of the city, although it escaped the fiercest part of the very strong storm.
Hurricane Patricia was more powerful than Typhoon Haiyan left behind 7,350 dead and missing in the Philippines in November 2013.
Earlier the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto said that Hurricane Hurricane Patricia, who hit the Mexican coast in the Pacific and was announced as the strongest in history, caused "less significant" damage than expected.
"The first information confirm that the damage is less than expected by a hurricane of this magnitude," said Peña Nieto in a televised message to the nation. "However, it is important that people remain in shelters. We can also reduce the alert level. I insist, the most dangerous part of the storm has not yet arrived in our territory. " The president warned that Patricia will cause heavy rains on the coast in the Pacific, but also in the central and northeastern states.
Within hours, the storm that turned the most powerful hurricane ever with winds that reached 325 km. Per hour, raising fears of a major disaster the moment of his arrival in Mexico.
The hurricane hit the coast of Mexico with destructive winds uprooted trees, swept away cars and forced thousands of residents and tourists to abandon their homes and seaside resorts. No casualties were reported. The Patricia weakened after it entered the Mexican coast, but remained in Category 5 as it winds blowing at a speed of 270 km. Per hour. The hurricane hit of sparsely populated coastline near the popular seaside destination of Puerto Vallarta, where 15,000 tourists were taken to shelters to protect themselves from the torrential rains and strong winds.
There were floods in parts of the city, although it escaped the fiercest part of the very strong storm.
Hurricane Patricia was more powerful than Typhoon Haiyan left behind 7,350 dead and missing in the Philippines in November 2013.
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