Olaf weakens after hitting Mexico's Los Cabos as Cat 2 storm

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This outer representation provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Olaf connected the Pacific seashore of Mexico approaching the Los Cabos edifice portion astatine the extremity of the Baja California Peninsula, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, astatine 14:30 OZ (10:30am a.m. ET). (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES via AP)

Posted at 9:28 AM, Sep 11, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-11 10:28:58-04

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Olaf has slipped backmost to tropical tempest unit aft slamming into the Los Cabos resorts astatine the extremity of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula with 100 mph winds and past drenching the portion with torrential rains.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds had dropped to 40 mph by Friday afternoon.

At slightest 700 section residents spent the nighttime successful shelters portion an estimated 20,000 overseas tourists hunkered down successful their hotels.

Officials accidental they person nary reports of lives lost.

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