Hurricane Lydia weakened after making landfall in Mexico

The danger of our Lady Lidia goes back to the catagory on the screen of the Saffir-Simpson account après after touching it in Mexico on October 10 in the middle of the month, according to the National Human Rights Center (NHC), then in the United States of America. According to the National Hurricane Center, the hurricane was located at 03:00 GMT on Wednesday, 50 kilometers from the coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco (west), and was accompanied by continuous winds at a speed of 165 kilometers per hour. Lydia formed over the Pacific Ocean, making landfall at 5:50 pm local time (11:50 pm GMT) when it was classified as a Category 4, with winds of 220 km/h, and was described as“Very dangerous” By meteorological services.

The NHC report adds that the hurricane is expected to “rapidly lose strength” overnight Tuesday into Wednesday as it moves toward northeastern Mexico. This organization has previously reported heavy rains, likely to cause floods, mudslides, and violent and dangerous waves on the beach. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez asked residents in the affected areas to stay in their homes. He also noted that nearly 6,000 soldiers have been deployed to assist residents. “We must seek refuge in safe places, and stay away from low-lying areas, streams, rivers and coasts.”he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

In Puerto Vallarta, where many Mexican and foreign tourists took advantage of the beach again Tuesday morning, hundreds of people took shelter from torrential rain, while several businesses barricaded their storefronts with wooden planks. Schools in the region have suspended classes and businesses have been asked to close their doors as of 2pm local time (8pm GMT). “Everything that does not have an emergency mission should be closed. We also call on residents of the danger zone to evacuate and take shelter.”said Gerardo Alonzo Castellon, director of civil protection and firefighting in Puerto Vallarta.

“Alert”

Civil protection organizations are “Alert” And “About six thousand members of the armed forces” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced during his daily press conference that they were deployed as a precautionary measure. According to the Mexican Meteorological Service, the most affected areas are expected to extend from the state of Colima (west) to the state of Nayarit (northwest), where rain is expected to fall between 150 to 250 mm. He asked residents of the three affected states to take caution and seek refuge in temporary shelters and stay away from the coasts.

Mexico is exposed to hurricanes every year on its Pacific and Atlantic coasts, and they usually occur between the months of May and November. A tropical storm named Max hit the state of Guerrero (south), killing two people, according to regional authorities, on Monday. Its passage caused floods: a rancher drowned “while trying to save his livestock” and another person died in his vehicle. According to photos from Agence France-Presse, people were forced to take refuge on the roofs of their homes surrounded by water.