National Hurricane Center warns of torrential rains and high winds from Mexico to Nevada, as Los Angeles hit by earthquake
It’s just after 5.3opm in Los Angeles and the eye of the storm is just north of the Mexican border, according to US National Weather Service meteorologist Lisa Phillips, who held a briefing at 4.30pm.
As of 2 pm PDT (2100 GMT), Hilary was about 115 miles (185 km) south-southeast of San Diego, California, the forecaster said. It was moving north-northwest at 23 mph (37 kph).
In Mexico, nearly 1,900 people have been evacuated to shelters in the Baja California peninsula, according to the country’s army.
Schools and other nonessential activities have been canceled through Monday, and authorities in the city of Tijuana, bordering San Diego, have urged people in high-risk zones to move to temporary shelters.
Around the coastal town of Mulege, on the eastern side of the Baja California peninsula, one person died after his family was swept away while crossing a stream on Saturday. Phone lines and electricity were cut in several of the surrounding villages after lamp-posts fell, the Mexican army added.
Mexico’s Navy has also evacuated about 850 people from five islands in the path of Hilary, which was previously designated a Category 4 hurricane before it weakened.
