- Title: Tropical Storm Franklin takes aim at Mexico's Yucatan
- Date: 7th August 2017
- Summary: TULUM, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO (AUGUST 07, 2017) (REUTERS) DINGHY ON SHORE OF BEACH WITH BEACHGOERS IN WATER AMONGST CHOPPY SEA BOAT OUT ON CHOPPY SEA BEACHGOERS OUT IN SHALLOW WATER OF BEACH BEACHGOERS WALKING ALONG SHORE WHERE SEAWEED HAS WASHED UP FLAG ON BEACH WAVING IN WIND DINGHY OUT IN SEA DINGHIES DOCKED ON SHORE PALM TREES BLOWING IN THE WIND BEACHGOERS AT BEACH WITH STORM CLOUDS ABOVE BOAT DOCKED ON BEACH (SOUNDBITE) (English) GERMAN TOURIST, MORRIS, SAYING: "First of all, I've never experienced a tropical storm like that. I'm sort of scared but sort of excited as well. I hope it won't get too bad." LOCAL COUNCIL BUILDING OF TULUM BEACHGOERS ON BEACH BY PALM TREES MEN DEFLECTING WAVES AT BEACH (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH TOURIST, JON, SAYING: "Actually we haven't gotten a lot of information. We are expecting strong rain and a lot of wind but we are not really prepared. Hopefully it's not too strong."
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 00:31
- Keywords: tourists resorts Tulum Yucatan Tropical Storm Franklin weather Mexico Chetumal Quintana Roo Caribbean
- Location: TULUM, CHETUMAL, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
- City: TULUM, CHETUMAL, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
- Reuters ID: LVA0016T5SQ4N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: QUALITY AS INCOMING
Tropical Storm Franklin churned toward the tourist hubs along Mexico's Caribbean coast on Monday (August 07), and is expected to strike the Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday (August 08) just south of major resorts, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
Franklin, which formed on Sunday (August 06), is located 155 miles (249 km) east of Chetumal, the Mexican city near the country's border with Belize, and was closing in on making landfall at a speed of 13 miles per hour (21 km per hour). Franklin is blowing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (97 kph), and is expected to continue moving west-northwest over the next two days, the Miami-based NHC added in an advisory.
Quintana Roo state government is closely monitoring the storm and has warned residents and tourists to take precautions. A hurricane watch has been issued from Chetumal to Punta Allen, just south of the popular beach town of Tulum.
The NHC estimates that rainfall caused by Franklin along a large swatch of the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize will average between 3 to 6 inches (8-15 cm), with as much as 12 inches (30 cm) possible in some areas. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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