Hurricane Olaf was blowing stronger winds and battering the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula with heavy rains as it made landfall on Thursday, officials said.
Olaf hit land near San Jose del Cabo at 10:00 p.m., blowing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph , the U.S.-based National Hurricane Center said.
Earlier on Thursday, Mexico's federal water commission CONAGUA said in a statement that Olaf could likely strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane overnight as it made landfall, hitting the areas around Los Cabos, La Paz and Baja California Sur, home to well-known beaches. Hurricane conditions were spreading across the southern portion of Baja California Sur, the NHC said.
"A guest came to ask me about whether it was a safe area," Montaño told Reuters by telephone. "It's getting a bit windy now ... I couldn't tell you how many kilometers an hour, but it's intense."
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