California: Hurricane Hilary made landfall on the Baja California peninsula on Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused widespread damage. At least one person was killed and several others were injured.
The hurricane made landfall as a Category 2 storm, with winds of up to 105 mph. It weakened as it moved inland, but still caused significant flooding and mudslides.
In the city of Ensenada, the storm surge flooded streets and businesses. Several homes were also damaged. In the town of San Quintín, a mudslide buried a car, killing the driver.
The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, but officials say it is likely to be significant. The Mexican government has declared a state of emergency in several areas of Baja California.
Hilary is the first hurricane to make landfall in Baja California since 2018. It is the latest in a series of powerful storms to hit Mexico in recent months.
The storm is expected to continue to weaken as it moves north, but it is still likely to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Arizona and California.
Officials in those states are urging residents to be prepared for the possibility of flooding and power outages. Mexican authorities have lifted the tropical storm warning for the west coast of Baja California and the east coast of the peninsula south of San Felipe. While the warning for south of Puerto Penasco has also been discontinued, tropical storm warnings still remain in effect for San Felipe to Puerto Penasco, Mexico, the California and Mexico border to Point Mugu and Catalina Island.