Mexico prepares for blow of the most powerful for hurricane half a century

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Forces of civil defense of Mexico started evacuation about 50 thousand people from coastal areas of states of Halisko, Nayarit and Colima in connection with hurricane "Patricia" approach, reports to TASS .

hurricane "Patricia" Level at southwest coast of Mexico reached the highest, fifth category of potential damage, transfers "Gazeta.Ra" with reference to Twitter of the National center of hurricanes of the USA.

"Patricia" - the strongest cyclone in Mexico since 1959. The hurricane became "the most powerful of all who ever appeared over the Pacific Ocean near our country from the moment of the beginning of supervision, that is, since 1959", the director general of the commission Roberto Ramirez de la Parra declared to the Universal newspaper.

Now "Patricia" is approximately in 300 km from the city of Manzanillo in the State of Colima and moves on the northwest with a speed of 4,7 m to sec. It is expected that it comes to land near Halisko's staff already today. The hurricane will bring down on the Pacific coast of Mexico of a wave ten meters high. Consequences of its blow can be catastrophic.