2023-08-20 21:23:49
Tropensturm
Earthquake rocks California just before Hilary arrives – 2 dead in Mexico
The storm made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast, leaving two dead along the way. The United States, meanwhile, only has a few hours to prepare for Hilary.
Published20. Aug 2023, 23:23
Storm Hilary made landfall in Baja California on August 20, 2023. The Mexican weather service predicted very heavy to heavy rain, strong winds and high waves.
The US state of California is preparing for the arrival of the cyclone.
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Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for much of southern California.
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in northwestern Mexico on Sunday.
Two people died.
Hilary should bring heavy rain to the states of California and Nevada, according to the US Weather Service.
Pacific Tropical Storm Hilary has made landfall in northwestern Mexico en route to California. The storm had previously weakened and was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. This reached the coast of Baja California, as the Mexican weather service announced on Sunday. The weather service predicted very heavy to heavy rain for the peninsula and the north-east of the country, as well as strong winds and high waves. According to the information, Hilary’s sustained wind speeds were last at 110 kilometers per hour.
Nevertheless, the storm remained dangerous. According to media reports, Hilary has already claimed two lives. A man died as a result of flooding along the Pacific coast of northwestern Mexico, the newspaper El Universal reported. Accordingly, a delivery truck was washed away in the municipality of Navolato in the state of Sinaloa. The driver was found dead a few kilometers away. According to the newspaper “Milenio”, another person died trying to cross a river in the city of Mulegé in Baja California.
Hilary is moving faster than predicted
The US state of California, which borders Mexico to the north, was also preparing for the storm’s arrival. As the US hurricane center announced, Hilary was moving faster than initially predicted and should now arrive in the United States on Sunday followingnoon.
The storm is a threat to Southern California, National Disaster Management Director Deanne Criswell told CNN on Sunday morning. “I would therefore like to encourage everyone to take this storm seriously.”
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit California, just before Tropical Storm Hilary arrives. The epicenter of the quake on Sunday followingnoon was near the small town of Ojai, a good 100 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles, according to the USGS. The seismic authority initially did not assume major damage, and there was also no tsunami warning. According to media reports, the earthquake was felt in Los Angeles.
People shouldn’t leave their homes
It was already expected that Hilary would weaken to a tropical storm by the time it arrived in California. However, heavy rains are expected in the south of the state, which includes cities like San Diego and the greater Los Angeles area, the weather service warned. In some areas, “dangerous to catastrophic floods” are possible.
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for large parts of southern California on Saturday.
Authorities in California ordered some residents near the coast or on higher ground to evacuate their homes. Nature parks and various beaches have been closed and sporting events have been postponed.
California Director of Disaster Management Nancy Ward warned Hilary might be one of the “most devastating storms” to hit the state in more than a decade. She pointed out that residents would have to be prepared for power outages.
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