Hurricane Norbert degrades into tropical storm in Mexico
13/10/2008 17:17
The National Meteorological Service of Mexico (SMN) said yesterday that
Hurricane Norbert had degraded into a tropical storm and was moving to the
northwest of Mexico after ravaging the country's Pacific coast.
Norbert made
landfall in Mexico Saturday, blowing off roofs, knocking down trees and leaving
more than 20,000 homes without electricity, local authorities said.
The storm
was downgraded yesterday to a tropical depression after losing strength, the SMN
said.
But civil protection authorities warned residents in the northern
states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango and Sinaloa that there could be
continuing strong winds and heavy rains.
Xinhua
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