Hurricane Lorena nears Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos

Hurricane Lorena neared Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area pon Friday as owners pulled their boats from the water, tourists hunkered down in hotels, and police and soldiers went through low-lying, low-income neighbourhoods urging people to evacuate.

Lorena was forecast to pass over or near the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula on Friday afternoon with heavy winds and soaking rains, and locals who have been through past hurricanes were taking no chances.

"If we don't get the yacht out, the waves can damage it," said Juan Hernndez, who rents his craft to foreign visitors. It's "a preventative measure for when a cyclone threatens."
"We are taking preventive measures," said Baja California Sur state government secretary-general lvaro de la Pea. "Rations, gasoline, all supplies are guaranteed. There is no need for panic buying."