Mexican rescue teams worked Thursday to clean up damage caused by powerful Hurricane Lidia, which hit Mexico’s Pacific coast overnight, killing at least one person, toppling trees and power lines and causing severe flooding.
Lidia arrived as a Category 4 storm in the western Mexican state of Jalisco on Tuesday night, dumping torrential rain that caused rivers to overflow and led to the suspension of classes in dozens of municipalities.
A man died when a tree fell on his car during the storm near Punta Mita, said Miguel Ángel Navarro, governor of Nayarit state, north of Jalisco.
Two people were also injured in Autlán de Navarro and Cihuatlán in Jalisco, Laura Velázquez, Mexico’s civil protection chief, said at a government news conference.
By the early hours of Wednesday, Lidia had dissipated as it crossed the mountains of western Mexico.
Authorities in Puerto Vallarta listed the damage on social media, saying the hurricane hit homes and blocked roads as it passed.
Authorities in Nayarit were working to remove fallen trees from a federal highway in the municipality of Bahía de Banderas. Authorities said dozens of people sought refuge overnight in temporary shelters set up in the municipality.
Lidia is expected to drop up to a foot of rain on parts of Mexico, with the risk of flooding, the hurricane center said.
Source: Terra
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