Hurricane Norma, which is approaching the coasts of Mexico, has gained strength in recent hours and has risen to category 4 of the five possible on the scale that measures the intensity of this type of phenomena.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States warns that winds could exceed 210 km/h, at a time when Norma advances towards the Baja California peninsula and is expected to reach the area of Los Cabos, a popular Spa.
The Mexican government activated a national emergency plan this Wednesday and it has already been raining very intensely in several coastal states of the country, with special attention in two of them.
There are more than 6,600 military personnel on alert in the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur, said the Mexican Ministry of Defense, with San Quintín, Mulegé and La Paz being the cities of greatest concern.
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quoted by the France-Presse agency, has already indicated that the experience accumulated by the country in this type of phenomenon is that it is necessary to “quickly put teams on the ground to help the population.” and food”.
For now, the NHC states that wind speeds “may fluctuate” this Wednesday and that “a gradual weakening will occur starting this Friday and throughout the weekend.”
Advancing at a speed close to 11 km/h, Norma should approach the Baja California peninsula on the night of this Friday to Saturday.
Predicted rainfall is 12 to 25 centimeters until Sunday “across the state of Baja California Sur, and the volume of water may worsen. Flash floods and urban flooding are therefore expected, but also landslides in areas of higher terrain, as well as very high storm surges that could “pose a danger to life.”
Source: TSF
