Major hurricane heads towards Mexico's Baja California

Mexico City (AFP) Aug 18, 2023

Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm in the Pacific on Friday and was expected to further intensify before approaching Mexico's Baja California peninsula over the weekend, forecasters said. Heavy rainfall was also expected in the southwestern United States as the storm moves north, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Hilary was packing maximum sustained winds of abou