A "catastrophic scale" hurricane heads to the west coast of Mexico

A Category 5 hurricane is expected to arrive Tuesday on the west coast of Mexico. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns Willa, "an extremely dangerous storm" can have "catastrophic proportions".

Category 5 is the heaviest category indicating the strength of such storms. Gusts of wind, rain and tidal waves can be dangerous, warns the NHC. According to the Reuters news agency, the hurricane was shot dead Monday night about two hundred kilometers from Cabo Corrientes on the west coast. The storm is expected to decrease somewhat on the coast Tuesday, but waves up to six meters high on the Mexican coast could still occur.

California rainfall, popular with tourists. According to the Mexican Meteorological Center, Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), the hurricane is expected to move north. The NMS recommends that all residents of Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta, another popular tourist destination, be extremely cautious. Due to recent rains, the soil is already very soft and more water can cause dangerous landslides. It is expected that Willa will be accompanied by 15 to 45 centimeters of rain.

The Meteorological Center also indicates that it must take into account the losses of electricity and damage to buildings. Just three years ago, on the west coast of Mexico, thousands of people had to evacuate because of Hurricane Patricia, the most violent hurricane ever recorded in this region. In many cities, the state of emergency was declared and, in the US state of Texas, weather conditions hindered the inhabitants.