Hurricane Agatha intensifies to category 2, confirms Conagua


On its way to the Pacific coast of Mexico, the first hurricane of the season, Agathehas intensified to category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, confirmed the National Water Commission (Conagua), while the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects it to continue strengthening to category 3, before making landfall in the afternoon or evening. of Monday.

“Agatha is almost a major hurricane,” the NHC said in a report. “Weather conditions are expected to begin to deteriorate in southern Mexico tonight,” the US agency added.

At 4:00 p.m. (local time) on May 29, Agathe It was located about 295 kilometers southwest of Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, and was blowing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (km / h), while advancing over the Pacific Ocean to the northeast at about 2 km / h, according to NHC data. .

The area that would be affected by the effects of Agathe includes the popular beaches of Puerto Escondido, Mazunte and Huatulco, in the state of Oaxaca.

“The forecast of intense punctual rains (from 75 to 150 millimeters) is maintained in the regions of Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca; very strong (from 50 to 75 millimeters) in areas of Tabasco, and strong (from 25 to 50 millimeters) in places of Campeche, Quintana Roo Veracruz and Yucatán, as well as strong winds with gusts of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour (km/h) and waves of 4 to 6 meters on the coasts of Guerrero and Oaxaca, and 2 to 4 meters in the Chiapas coast,” Conagua reported this afternoon.

In a statement, the With water warned that rainfall could cause landslides, increased levels of rivers and streams, as well as overflows and floods in low-lying areas in the south and southeast of the country.

(With information from AFP.)

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