CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Tropical Storm Lidia marched up Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday, dumping more heavy rains on a region where it has already flooded streets and homes, stranded tourists and left at least four people dead. Authorities said the death toll could rise over the weekend as emergency crews surveyed the damage in villages with ramshackle homes. 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.

Source: National Post September 02, 2017 15:45 UTC