Hurricane Hilary devastates the California Peninsula The world is in shock

Hurricane Hilary swept towards Mexico s Baja California Peninsula late Saturday evening. The day before, Hilary quickly intensified, becoming an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane. The maximum wind speed was 230 km, h. Later, the wind speed first fell to 185 km, h on Saturday and then eased to 177 km, h. This made it a Category 2 hurricane. Hurricane Hilary has already proved deadly, causing widespread flooding in the Mexican town of Santa Rosalia. The storm flooded the streets and damaged property along the way. One person died when his car was swept away by the flood. The man was traveling in a car with four passengers. Everyone else survived, according to local media. Some areas of Mexico are under tropical storm surveillance. The government placed 18, 000 soldiers on standby to assist in the rescue efforts. The storm is expected to go down in history as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. , california, hurricane, storm, news, weather