Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico near Tulum as a Category 2 storm after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico near Tulum as a Category 2 storm after leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean. Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico's coast near the resort of Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday after leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean.
Mexican authorities had moved some tourists and residents out of low-lying areas around the Yucatan peninsula prior to landfall, but tens of thousands remained to tough out the 100 mph winds and expected storm surge. Much of the area around Tulum is just a few yards above sea level.
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.
Velázquez said temporary storm shelters were in place at schools and hotels but efforts to evacuate a few highly exposed villages - like Punta Allen, which sits on a narrow spit of land south of Tulum - and Mahahual, further south - had been only partially successful.
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