Hurricane Jimena has lashed the middle of Mexico's Baja
California peninsula with rains and winds, forcing
residents and tourists to take refuge.
Jimena has weakened to a Category Two storm after earlier nearing a potentially devastating Category five.
Thousands of residents have been evacuated, but many others have stayed behind, in case their homes are looted.
Meteorologists have warned that the storm, which is predicted to move north up the peninsula, remains a serious threat.
In some towns, roads have been turned into muddy rivers, and power and sewage systems have been overwhelmed.
However, the storm's centre appears to have swerved past Baja California's resort-rich southern tip, though flooding there is still widespread.
Storm winds had weakened to about 165 kilometres per hour or 105 miles per hour with stronger gusts.
Jimena has weakened to a Category Two storm after earlier nearing a potentially devastating Category five.
Thousands of residents have been evacuated, but many others have stayed behind, in case their homes are looted.
Meteorologists have warned that the storm, which is predicted to move north up the peninsula, remains a serious threat.
In some towns, roads have been turned into muddy rivers, and power and sewage systems have been overwhelmed.
However, the storm's centre appears to have swerved past Baja California's resort-rich southern tip, though flooding there is still widespread.
Storm winds had weakened to about 165 kilometres per hour or 105 miles per hour with stronger gusts.
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