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Hurricane Zeta Makes Landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

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   Hurricane Zeta pounded Mexico'snorthernYucatan Peninsula with strong
   winds and heavy rainslate Monday intoTuesday.

   The U.S.-based National Hurricane CentersaidZeta made landfall north of
   Tulum with maximum sustained winds of130 kilometersper hour.

   Ahurricane warningis postedfortheresort island
   ofCozumel,andfromPuntaAllen toProgreso,Mexico.

   People intheMexicanresort city ofCancun are also bracing for Hurricane
   Zeta.

   Forecasters say Zeta is expected toregain strengthTuesdayas it
   movesintothe Southern Gulf of Mexicoon a northerly patterntoward the
   United States, where a hurricane watch is in effect for the
   metropolitan New Orleans area and Morgan City, Louisiana, eastto the
   Mississippi-Alabama border.

   People in the U.S.central Gulf Coast will begin seeing the effects of
   Zetaby Tuesdaynight before the stormmovesinlandtowardGeorgia
   Wednesdaythen intothe southern Appalachians Wednesday night and the
   Mid-Atlanticregionon Thursday.

   Zeta is the second storm to strike Mexico this month. HurricaneDelta
   hit the Yucatan Peninsulain earlyOctober, downingtrees and knocking out
   power to thousands but noreporteddeaths.

   Hurricane Delta alsomade landfall in theU.S.Gulf coast state of
   Louisiana,whereHurricane Laurahit in late August, killing at least six
   people.

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