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Hurricane weakens on Mexico coast Hurricane weakens on Mexico coast
(about 15 hours later)
Hurricane Jimena has weakened, hours after it crashed into Mexico's Baja California peninsula forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.Hurricane Jimena has weakened, hours after it crashed into Mexico's Baja California peninsula forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.
Jimena had eased off before it hit land and weakened to a category one storm afterwards, US disaster officials said.Jimena had eased off before it hit land and weakened to a category one storm afterwards, US disaster officials said.
But it is still bringing heavy rain and winds of 145km/h (90mph) and may cause deadly mudslides and flash floods. But it still brought heavy rain and winds of 100km/h (65mph), and fears of deadly mudslides and flash floods.
The storm is making its way along the Pacific coast and is expected to move back inland in the next two days. The storm is forecast to weaken further as it travels north before heading out to the Pacific Ocean by late Thursday.
Thousands of residents have been evacuated but many others have stayed behind worried that their homes could be looted. Two of Baja California's three international airports have now re-opened along with some shops and businesses.
People are really worried... we could end up losing everything Ilda Ramirez, 33 Seventy-five percent of homes have been affected Humberto Arias of Puerto San Carlos
In some towns, roads have been turned into muddy rivers and power and sewage systems have been overwhelmed. At the height of the storm, more than 11,000 people took refuge in shelters, the federal government said.
Many residents in the fishing village of Puerto San Carlos ignored calls to evacuate their homes, turning to local schools serving as make-shift shelters as the eye of the storm passed over.
They returned to find streets turned to mud, roofs gone from their homes, power and communication lines down and felled trees, poles and billboards.
"Seventy-five percent of homes have been affected," town official Humberto Arias was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.
One fisherman from San Buto has been missing since late Tuesday, a local civil protection official told the AFP. No other injuries or fatalities were reported.
Although the storm's centre swerved past Baja California's resort-rich southern tip, it still caused widespread flooding there.Although the storm's centre swerved past Baja California's resort-rich southern tip, it still caused widespread flooding there.
It was sheeting with rain along the peninsula, with the US National Hurricane Center warning that up to 38cm (15in) could be expected in some areas of western Mexico over the next 48 hours. The US National Hurricane Center has warned that up to 38cm (15in) could be expected in some areas of western Mexico over the next 48 hours, producing "life-threatening flash floods and mud slides".
Early on Wednesday families huddled in a darkened school under dark grey skies in a slum north of the tourist resort of Los Cabos after electricity failed. Supplies
Ahead of the storm on Wednesday, families huddled in a darkened school under dark grey skies in a slum north of the tourist resort of Los Cabos after electricity failed.
"People are really worried," said Ilda Ramirez, 33, who lives in a shack made from cardboard and scrap materials."People are really worried," said Ilda Ramirez, 33, who lives in a shack made from cardboard and scrap materials.
"I know we could end up losing everything," she told Reuters news agency."I know we could end up losing everything," she told Reuters news agency.
Stockpiling food
A man seeking shelter in another school, out-of-work builder Paulino Hernandez, also worried about what the hurricane might do to his house.
The storm lashed the coast, but has now veered slightly westwards
"Instead of giving out a few sheets of roofing every year, [authorities] should give us materials to build real houses - wood, or even bricks," he told AP news agency.
"Every year it's the same thing - they give out a few sheets of roofing, and the next year it has to be replaced."
Further north up the peninsula, families barricaded themselves inside their homes after stocking up on food and water in anticipation that roads could be washed out.
Thousands of tourists left before the hurricane hit, leaving many resorts looking deserted.Thousands of tourists left before the hurricane hit, leaving many resorts looking deserted.
Many schools, ports and businesses remain closed. Rescue workers from the Red Cross and Mexican military were preparing for post-hurricane relief, and two army cargo planes have flown in medical supplies.
Rescue workers from the Red Cross and Mexican military are preparing for post-hurricane relief, and two army cargo planes have flown in medical supplies.
Do you live on the Baja peninsula? Did you move out of the area to avoid Jimena or have you stayed to face the hurricane?Do you live on the Baja peninsula? Did you move out of the area to avoid Jimena or have you stayed to face the hurricane?
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