Norbert pounds Baja California
October 12, 2008 | 12:39
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Hurricane Norbert stormed across Mexico's Baja Sur peninsula on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.
"It hit land near Puerto Charley on Baja's southwest coast as a Category 2 hurricane, but weakened to Category 1 after emerging over the Gulf of California," according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Norbert was expected to reach mainland Mexico before dawn today.
Photo: A girl struggles against the winds as Hurricane Norbert approaches Puerto San Carlos, Mexico. Credit: Guillermo Arias / Associated Press
