Hurricane Pamela makes landfall on Mexico’s west coast

Pamela is expected to bring storm surge and heavy rainfall to Mexico’s Pacific coast, National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane Pamela made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States reported, with a life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall predicted.

The storm regained hurricane strength just before it hit the coast on Wednesday morning 65 kilometres (40 miles) north of the beach resort and fishing port of Mazatlan, the NHC said.

Pamela brought maximum winds of about 120km/h (75 mph) at landfall, and was expected to quickly weaken as it moved inland. Earlier forecasts had projected a stronger storm.