Strong Waves Churn Off Cancún Beach as Storm Zeta Hits Mexico

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3 年前

Storm Zeta, the 27th named Atlantic storm of the season, brought strong winds, heavy rain, and high tides to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on October 26.

This footage, posted to Instagram by Adam Brian Dada, shows waves churning on a Cancún beach as palm trees sway in wind gusts.

Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquín said the hurricane had weakened to a tropical storm by October 27, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 68 miles per hour.

The storm was expected to bring hurricane conditions and life-threatening storm surges to parts of the US Gulf Coast by late Wednesday. Credit: Adam Brian Dada via Storyful