‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Lidia crashes into Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Lidia has crashed into Mexico’s Pacific coast as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, killing at least one person as residents sought shelter from torrential rain and powerful winds.

Lidia made landfall near the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, with maximum sustained winds of about 220km per hour (140 miles per hour) the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.