Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic before weakening to a Category 2 storm.
People relocate a boat for its protection ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Progreso, Mexico , Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Once a sleepy, laid-back village, in recent years Tulum has boomed with unrestrained development and now has about 50,000 permanent inhabitants and at least as many tourists on an average day. The resort now has its own international airport, but it is largely low-lying, just a few yards above sea level.
Authorities around the Yucatan peninsula have prepared shelters, evacuated some small outlying coastal communities and even moved sea turtle eggs off beaches threatened by storm surge. In Tulum, authorities shut things down and evacuated beachside hotels."With these conditions, we'll be completely locked down," he said, adding there were no plans to have guests return before July 10th.
Tourists were also taking precautions. Lara Marsters, 54, a therapist visiting Tulum from Boise, Idaho, said "this morning we woke up and just filled all of our empty water bottles with water from the tap and put it in the freezer so we will have water to flush the toilet."Myriam Setra, a 34-year-old tourist from Dallas, Texas, was having a sandwich on the beach earlier Thursday, saying "figured we'd get the last of the sun in today, too.
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