Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico as Extremely Dangerous Category 2 Storm

Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall in Mexico as Extremely Dangerous Category 2 Storm
Boats sit closer to the shore after they were secured by fishermen preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Delta in Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, on Oct. 6, 2020. Victor Ruiz Garcia/AP Photo
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CANCUN, Mexico—Hurricane Delta made landfall Wednesday just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun as an extremely dangerous Category 2 storm, downing trees and knocking out power along the northeastern coast of Yucatan Peninsula, but without immediate reports of deaths or injuries.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said satellite imagery, radar data from Cuba and surface observations in Mexico indicate that the center of Delta came ashore around 5:30 a.m. local time, sustaining top winds of 110 mph (175 kmh).