Hurricane Roslyn is coming towards Mexico’s Pacific coast and towns along the region are bracing for the forceful storm, amid warnings that there’s the possibility of dangerous storm surges and flooding coming with it.
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| This satellite image shows Hurricane Roslyn approaching the Pacific coast of Mexico on Saturday. Photo: NOAA via AP via npr |
Last-minute preparations are being carried out by local emergency services.
According to BBC:
Roslyn is expected to make landfall on Sunday morning in the western Nayarit state, home to popular beach resorts.
The storm is packing winds up to 125mph (205km/h), but has been downgraded from Category 4 to Category 3 by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The NHC warned in its bulletin at 09:00 GMT, “Roslyn is expected to produce a life-threatening storm surge with significant coastal flooding near and to the east of where the centre makes landfall.
“Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.”
The NHC further warned that, there was also the risk of landslides in rough areas.
