Four Dead After Tropical Storm Lidia Slams Into Baja California Peninsula Ignacio Martinez - The Associated Press
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Drone footage captures Lidia aftermath in Baja California (Ruptly/John Doe)

Update: 7 dead, 4,000 Victims in Tropical Storm Lidia’s Aftermath (Mexico News Dail)

Tropical Storm Lidia flooded streets and homes, stranded tourists and left at least four people dead as it lashed resorts and cities on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with heavy rains.

Authorities said the death toll could rise over the weekend as emergency crews surveyed the damage in villages with ramshackle homes. One person was considered missing and video broadcast on local networks showed vehicles being swept away by flooded rivers.

The mayor of the twin resorts of Los Cabos, Arturo de la Rosa Escalante, said Friday that two people were electrocuted by power lines, a woman drowned after being swept away by water on a flooded street and a baby was ripped from its mother’s arms as she crossed a flooded area.

State Tourism Secretary Luis Genero Ruiz said about 20,000 foreign tourists were stranded after airlines suspended flights to the area.

About 1,400 people had sought refuge at storm shelters as the storm flooded streets and stranded tourists.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lidia made landfall early Friday west of La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur state.

Lidia’s wind strength eased to 85 kph (50 mph) late Friday, and further weakening was forecast over the next few days as the storm reaches mountainous terrain. The center said that Lidia was expected to become a remnant low pressure system late Saturday or Sunday.

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