Hurricane Grace strikes Mexico's Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of Tulum, tearing the roofs off some homes, knocking out power to thousands
Grace's center struck just south of Tulum with maximum sustained winds of 130 kph, according to the Hurricane Center.
By nightfall, tropical-storm-force winds were back up to 95 kph and rising. It was centered about 565 kilometers east-northeast of Veracruz and was heading west at 24 kph.Around 2 AM Thursday, as Grace's eye spun just offshore, Carlos González grabbed his 1 1/2-year-old son and ran from his home with his wife to a public school converted into a shelter for dozens of families. The light from his cell phone helped them find their way through the dark streets.
“The only thing I have left is what I'm wearing,” the 35-year-old construction worker said. “I knew my house wasn't going to stand it because it's made of cardboard. When the wind came I was really scared and decided to leave.” Miguel Ángel Garcia decided to stay. On Thursday, he used a machete to hack at a tree trunk that had fallen onto his home's roof.
“The wind came and they told us we should get to the school, but we didn't have time because the trees started coming," said the 33-year-old waiter. "We decided to stay and not go out into the street and leave it up to God.”
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