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| Hurricane Newton makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast | Hurricane Newton makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast |
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| Hurricane Newton has made landfall in western Mexico near the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas. | Hurricane Newton has made landfall in western Mexico near the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas. |
| The US National Hurricane Center said hurricane-force winds were spreading over Baja California Sur. | The US National Hurricane Center said hurricane-force winds were spreading over Baja California Sur. |
| The Center registered maximum sustained winds of 150km/h (90mph). | The Center registered maximum sustained winds of 150km/h (90mph). |
| Forecasters earlier predicted torrential rains and possible flash flooding and the Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for mainland Mexico from Guaymas to Bahia Kino. | Forecasters earlier predicted torrential rains and possible flash flooding and the Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for mainland Mexico from Guaymas to Bahia Kino. |
| The same weather system triggered more than thirty mudslides in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Dozens of people had to be airlifted from a rain-swamped housing complex in Acapulco. | The same weather system triggered more than thirty mudslides in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Dozens of people had to be airlifted from a rain-swamped housing complex in Acapulco. |
| Late on Monday, overcast skies in the Los Cabos municipality gave way to heavy rain and the wind was building in strength. | Late on Monday, overcast skies in the Los Cabos municipality gave way to heavy rain and the wind was building in strength. |
| Twelve shelters opened and motorists queued to fill their cars with fuel ahead of the hurricane's arrival. | Twelve shelters opened and motorists queued to fill their cars with fuel ahead of the hurricane's arrival. |
| Newton reached hurricane strength over the Pacific on Monday. | Newton reached hurricane strength over the Pacific on Monday. |
| Over the weekend, the US state of Florida was battered by Hurricane Hermine, before it weakened to a post-tropical storm and drifted off the US east coast. | Over the weekend, the US state of Florida was battered by Hurricane Hermine, before it weakened to a post-tropical storm and drifted off the US east coast. |