(Mexico) The hurricane Lidia on the Pacific Ocean, was classified Tuesday in category 4 out of the 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale as it approaches the coasts of west-central Mexico where it is due to make landfall during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest bulletin that Lidia was located 175 km southwest of the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, in the state of Jalisco, and was moving at a speed of 26 km/h with winds of 220 km/h, calling it “extremely dangerous “.
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However, the beaches of Puerto Vallarta were still crowded with tourists late in the morning, even though the sky was starting to cloud over.