Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall In Mexico

Military personnel stand close to stockpiles of water before Hurricane Beryl's arrival in Tulum (Credit: AFP)

Hurricane Beryl slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday near the resort town of Tulum with fierce winds, US forecasters said.

The National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph) making it a Category 2 hurricane, weaker than earlier in the week as Beryl hit islands in the Caribbean.