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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Hurricane Hilary bearing down on US as officials warn of ‘very dangerous’ Category 2 storm

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Hurricane Hilary continued its journey towards the Baja peninsula and Southern California on Saturday, as officials warned that the storm could bring unprecedented rain and flooding to the normally arid Southwest.

"Make no mistake," Nancy Ward, director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, said on Saturday in a news conference. "This is a very, very dangerous and significant storm."

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