Hurricane Jimena spotted on Baja California yesterday afternoon between Puerto San Andresito and San Jaunico fishing Village on the peninsula’s west coast. Some schools, roads and commercial establishment were paralyzed as the Mexican government announced a state emergency for Los Cabos and the Baja California Sur state capital of La Paz.
The roof of the houses were ripping, toppled power poles and flooded streets, luckily no injuries and no major damage reported.
The storm continues to weaken as it moves northward up the Baja California Peninsula, according to the National Hurriccane Center in Miami.
On September 1, 2009, an Emergency Declaration was issued for the municipalities of Los Cabos, La Paz and Comondu so that authorities will have Natural Disaster Fund resources to meet the food, shelter and health needs of the affected people.
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