Hurricane Norbert storms Mexico's Baja peninsula

LA PAZ, Mexico-Hurricane Norbert smacked Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Saturday, blowing roofs off buildings, knocking down trees and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate flood-prone areas.Norbert blew across the peninsula near the city of La Paz as a Category 2 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, before entering the Gulf of California and losing strength, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.The storm made landfall for a second time as a weaker Category 1 hurricane, pummeling the agricultural states of Sonora and Sinaloa with heavy rains and sustained winds as high as 85 mph.Norbert was not expected to cause any damage to mining interests in northern Mexico.As Norbert moved across Baja California, it avoided a direct hit on the beach resort of Los Cabos, a popular destination for U.S. tourists."It's blowing down roofs and destroying things in its path," Jose Gajon, head of civil protection in Baja California Sur, told Reuters.Rescue authorities have evacuated Mexicans from houses made of wood and sheet metal in low-lying areas in danger of flooding.The region is not home to oil installations.
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