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Two dead, three missing as Hurricane Newton batters northwest Mexico
Hurricane Newton barreled across Mexico's Baja California peninsula tourist haven, dumping heavy rain and killing at least two people, officials said. Three people were missing.
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The Category 1 hurricane hit Cabo San Lucas early morning on September 6, then headed northwest. By evening, the storm had crossed the tourist resort area and was about to head over the Gulf of California.
It is currently low season, and hotels popular with American tourists are not full.
Two bodies were found on a beach, and it is believed they were part of a five-person crew aboard a fishing vessel that was wrecked by the storm, Jose Luis Rios, the captain of the port of La Paz, told reporters.
He said the three other crew members were missing, adding that the navy was searching for their bodies.
On Tuesday evening, the storm was around (137 km) southwest of the port of Guaymas, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Newton was expected to move north-northeast, and into southeastern Arizona byafternoon, the NHC said. The storm should dissipate, it added.Â
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