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Mexico City, Aug 20 (EFE).- Although risk persists, Genevieve was downgraded Wednesday to a category 1 hurricane after leaving at least six dead and damage in Mexican Pacific states that are in full tourist recovery after the COVID-19 crisis.Authorities from the state of Oaxaca, in the south, reported four deaths from the rains caused by Genevieve since the weekend, while the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) reported two deaths in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, a tourist spot in the northwest.(Camera: MAHATMA FONG)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF GENEVIEVE IN BEACHES CLOSE TO MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITES: RENATO AGUIRRE, TOURIST WORKER (IN SPANISH)"Usually the tide always hits us, since we are on the edge of the sea, it always hits us hard, and what can I tell you? It is usual, it is basic, but at the same time we have to take precautionary measures"
Hurricane Otis leaves a trail of destruction in the Pacific beach resort of Acapulco with damaged buildings, fallen trees and vehicles after coming ashore overnight as a Category 5 storm. IMAGES
Hurricane Norma strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it approaches a tourist hotspot on Mexico's Pacific coast. The hurricane -- which at one point was a Category 4 out of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale -- is now packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (120 miles per hour), the US National Hurricane Center says in its latest update. IMAGES
Workers repair power lines ripped down by Hurricane Delta, after the storm slammed into Cancun, one of Mexico's most popular beach resorts, where it caused widespread power outages but left no victims. IMAGES
Cancun, Oct 8 (EFE).- The Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico was hit by Hurricane Delta on Wednesday, causing widespread damage and flooding, and the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.There were hours of tension in the region prior to the arrival of Delta, which entered as a category 2 hurricane in the north of the island of Cozumel, Mexican Caribbean, at 5.45 am local time (10:45 GMT), with winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour. (Camera: LOURDES CRUZ).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE HURRICANE DELTA IN CANCUN, MEXICO.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).