Tropical storm Erick strengthens into hurricane near Mexico
Tropical storm Erick, bearing down on the southwestern coast of Mexico on the Pacific Ocean, strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, the US National Hurricane Center said.
The hurricane is 255 kilometers (155 miles) from the town of Puerto Angel in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca and is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers an hour (75 mph), the meteorological center said.
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