Mexico, Belize and Guatemala braced Monday for Tropical Storm Franklin, expected to make landfall overnight on the southern Mexican coast -- possibly at hurricane strength.
Packing sustained winds of 95 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, Franklin was heading toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, threatening the Caribbean resort town of Cancun and the stretch of pristine beaches known as the Riviera Maya.Read more
Hurricane Earl is gathering strength as it makes landfall in Belize, in Central America, officials said Thursday.
The US National Hurricane Center said that Earl now has speeds of up to 130km/h (80mph), with the eye of the storm now passing just north of Belize City, the (BBC) reported.
Belize's National Emergency Management Organisation (Nemo) warned of flash flooding andRead more