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    June 21, 2011

Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast

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   A person walks past an upturned car by the shore after the vehicle was
   swept into the ocean by high waves caused by the approach of Tropical
   Storm Beatriz in Acapulco, June 20, 2011
   Photo: Reuters
   A person walks past an upturned car by the shore after the vehicle was
   swept into the ocean by high waves caused by the approach of Tropical
   Storm Beatriz in Acapulco, June 20, 2011

   Tropical Storm Beatriz has turned into a hurricane just before making
   landfall on the southwest coast of Mexico.
   The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm is
   expected to move near the coast overnight before moving away from the
   coast late Tuesday. The hurricane has wind speeds of up to 130
   kilometers per hour.
   Beatriz is expected to threaten popular tourist destinations Tuesday
   with heavy rains, destructive waves, flash floods and mudslides.
   Hurricane warnings are posted from Zihuatanejo north to Cabo
   Corrientes.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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