ribut jimena landa mexico!!!

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Ribut Jimena semakin ganas
30/08/2009

MEXICO CITY 30 Ogos – Ribut tropika Jimena menjadi semakin ganas dan bertukar ketahap taufan dengan membawa hujan lebat ke bandar pelancongan Acapulco, Mexico hari ini.

Pusat taufan Amerika Syarikat (AS) di Miami memberi amaran Jimena akan terus mengganas sehingga ketahap taufan besar menjelang hari ini ekoran kekuatan angin kini telah mencecah 130 kilometer sejam.

Pihak berkuasa Mexico berkata, Jimena kini berada 410 kilometer di lautan Pasifik dari barat daya Acapuco tetapi dijangka tidak akan menghampiri daratan.

Sementara itu, pegawai kaji cuaca Mexico melaporkan Jimena telah menyebabkan hujan lebat dan banjir di kawasan tanah rendah serta tanah runtuh di kawasan pergunungan di negeri selatan Guerrero, Mihocacan, Colima, barat Jalisco.

“Dalam tempoh 36 ke 48 jam akan datang, Jimena mungkin akan menjadi taufan kategori dua atau tiga tetapi tetap kekal menjauhi daratan,” katanya kepada AFP melalui telefon. – AFP




aku mmg fobia ada kat amerikana hujung2 bulan ogos nih....

jgn tak ingat hurricane katrina few years ago..... serang new orleans  tarikh2 macam ni ler.... start 29 ogos tak silap aku... hah!!!!  musim hurricane  taufan ribut sumer nih....

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Insyaallah malaysia tidak ditimpa bencana sedemikian..

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Monday August 31, 2009
Dangerous hurricane headed for Baja CaliforniaBy Susy Buchanan

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific Coast, was on track to buffet resorts on the Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Jimena, a small but powerful hurricane that has intensified quickly since it formed early on Saturday, was packing 145 mph (230 kph) winds with higher gusts, and the Mexican government issued a hurricane watch for southern Baja California. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible with 36 hours.

According to the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, Category 4 hurricanes are "extremely dangerous" and can cause devastating damage if they hit land.

The hurricane center said people located in central Baja California peninsula and western mainland Mexico should also monitor the storm's progress because more watches could be issued on Monday.

Jimena was a safe distance from shore but set to gather steam and brush the upscale resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday, when the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is scheduled to hold a meeting there to discuss tax havens.
It was not clear whether the meeting would be canceled.

The weather was sunny with blue skies and a light breeze in southern Baja California on Sunday and remained calm as night fell.

Americans living in Cabos stocked up on food and drinking water and filled their cars and generators with gas. Some tourists said they planned to cut short their vacations.

"I'm a little nervous about this one because my husband is out of town and it will be my first hurricane alone," said Christy Dobson, an 11-year resident of Los Cabos originally from Oklahoma, as she snatched up cases of water and nonperishables at a supermarket with her two small daughters.

Californian Lynn Perre, who owns a condo in Los Cabos, and her mother Beverly Boyer decided to cut short their vacation and fly out on Monday. "I'm nervous and frightened," said Boyer. "This is a Category Four storm that is going to hit."

The Baja California peninsula is a sparsely populated strip of desert, mountain ranges and shrublands, but coastal resorts like Los Cabos and La Paz are big vacation spots. The length of the peninsula is popular with U.S. camper van enthusiasts, nature lovers, surfers, sports fishermen and retirees.

Baja California state's civil protection director Jose Gajon said they were making preparations.

NO THREAT TO OIL RIGS

Jimena was 245 miles (395 km) southwest of Cabo Corrientes, near Puerto Vallarta, and 395 miles (635 km) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

The storm was moving northwest, roughly parallel to the coastline, at 8 mph (13 kph) with hurricane force winds extending outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from its center.

Mexico has no oil installations in the Pacific and for the time being ports in the area remained open.

OECD head Angel Gurria was due to attend the meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday with officials from about 70 OECD and non-OECD countries. The Paris-based group wants to use the talks to persuade more countries to share tax information.

Jimena is the second hurricane of the 2009 eastern Pacific season to brush close to Mexico after Andres pounded the southern Pacific coast in June, flooding the resort city of Acapulco and sweeping a fisherman to his death.

Sunday also saw Tropical Storm Kevin gathering strength far out in the Pacific, some 890 miles (1,430 km) southwest of Los Cabos, but it was expected to weaken over the next two days.

Some locals bet that Jimena would also fizzle out.

"We haven't been told we should be worried," said Ruben Guzman, who works at boutique hotel Cabo Surf on the edge of Los Cabos. "These hurricanes often veer away before they hit."

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Tuesday September 1, 2009
Dangerous hurricane heads for Mexico resort
By Susy Buchanan
LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena grew into a highly dangerous storm as it raced toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, scaring tourists, prompting residents to sandbag homes and disrupting a top-level finance conference.

A man stands next to fishing rods at a beach in Mazatlan August 31, 2009. Hurricane Jimena grew into a highly dangerous storm as it sped toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, scaring tourists, prompting residents to sandbag homes and disrupting a top-level finance conference. (REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta)

Jimena's winds strengthened to nearly 155 mph (250 kph), almost reaching the threshold of a deadly Category 5 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Category 5 hurricanes are the top of the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale and can be devastating if they hit land.

"I've never seen a storm this big in the 23 years I have lived here," said local resident Caterina Acevedo in Los Cabos, a lively resort area at the tip of the peninsula.

"This one is really scary ... but when I tried to leave there were no seats on the planes," she added.
Much of Baja California is sparsely populated desert and mountains that are popular with nature lovers, surfers, sport fishermen and retirees. Los Cabos, which is more built up, attracts tourists to its golf courses, resorts and beaches.

Mexico, a major oil producer, has no oil installations in the Pacific. But ports in the area have started closing due to Jimena, which formed and built up quickly last weekend.

CONFERENCE MOVED TO CAPITAL

Economy officials from dozens of countries were due to meet in Los Cabos on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss tax havens, but the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development moved the talks to Mexico's capital as the storm threat grew.

The meeting was "transferred to Mexico City because of the threat of severe damage posed by Hurricane Jimena," the Paris-based group said in a statement.

Jimena was located about 245 miles (390 km) south of Cabo San Lucas and moving northwest, roughly parallel to the Mexican coastline, at 9 mph (15 kph). Hurricane force winds extended outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from its center.

The Hurricane Center forecast it would hit the Los Cabos area on Tuesday and move inland on Wednesday, dumping 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 cm) of rain on southern Baja California.

Los Cabos, normally bathed in brilliant sun from dawn to dusk, was overcast and drizzly on Monday.

The port of Cabo San Lucas was shut and a line of trailers formed as yachts, water taxis and glass-bottomed tourist boats were removed from the water for safety reasons.

Colleen Johnson, 55, who had just moved down from Canada, stocked up on water, batteries and canned food as she prepared to take shelter. "We're a little leery but I think we are doing everything right," she said at a Wal-Mart store that had run out of rain ponchos.

Civil protection authorities opened emergency shelters in schools for the area's poorest residents, many of whom live in plywood shacks, but few seemed keen to leave and empty city buses waited for voluntary evacuees.

Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the area. The Hurricane Center predicted significant coastal flooding and said: "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion."

Many tourists said they preferred to cut short their vacation than spend two days in a storm shelter.

"I don't want to get stuck here," said Neil Freese, 29, from San Francisco, as he hurried to the airport.

Jimena is the second hurricane of the 2009 eastern Pacific season to brush close to Mexico after Andres pounded the coast in June and swept a fisherman to his death in Acapulco.

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Taufan Jimena badai Mexico
LOS CABOS: Angin kencang, ombak bergelora dan hujan lebat melanda pusat percutian Mexico, Baja California apabila Taufan Jimena, satu daripada taufan terbesar tahun ini, melanda lewat kelmarin.

Baja California terpaksa menyediakan penempatan sementara bagi sehingga 29,000 penduduknya, ketika Jimena yang semakin lemah ke Kategori 3, melanda sepanjang pantainya. Namun pusat percutian jelas terlepas daripada kerosakan besar kecuali terputus bekalan elektrik dan jalan berlumpur.

Jimena melalui bahagian barat bandar ini, hampir merosakkan kawasan pantai yang cantik dan perkampungan nelayan.


Ashley Legeyt, 62, seorang pesara dari British Columbia yang tinggal di Cabo San Lucas, tercampak akibat tiupan taufan ke kawasan berbatu.

"Ia seperti ribut pasir bercampur air!" kata Legeyt. "Ia agak kuat."

Kerajaan Mexico mengisytiharkan darurat bagi bandar ini dan ibu kota Baja California di La Paz selain sekolah, pelabuhan dan kebanyakan perniagaan ditutup. Petugas penyelamat Palang Merah dan tentera Mexico bersiap sedia untuk memberi bantuan selepas taufan reda dan dua pesawat Hercules tentera Mexico diisi dengan bekalan perubatan diterbangkan ke kawasan itu.

Pihak berkuasa melaporkan tiada kecederaan atau kerosakan, namun melahirkan kebimbangan apa yang bakal berlaku apabila taufan bergerak lebih jauh ke darat. - AP