Hurricane Karl aiming at Mexican Gulf coast by Magdalena Rosova

Hurricane Karl is ragging in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to even strengthen more and then hit Mexico's coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, thinks that Karl may become a major hurricane with winds of 110 mph or even higher. The government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the 300 kilometer long coast in Veracruz state. The warning says that the hurricane could cause landfall between Veracruz city and the oil hub of Poza Rica. Over the past few weeks southern part of Veracruz state has suffered severe flooding and now there is serious threat of hurricane in the north. The state is preparing sleeping mattresses, bottled water, shelters an! d other supplies for refugees. Tall dangerous trees in Veracruz city were cut down to not become flying debris. Fishermen and operators of small tour boats are preparing for the hit as well and they are pulling their crafts out of the water. Inhabitants are preparing their houses to stand the hurricane. Some have boarded up windows of their hoses with sheets of plywood and reinforced doors to not be blow away by the wind. Edilberto Peralta, civil defense director in Tecolutla, said they were preparing and warning people to avoid any loss of human life. Tecolutla city was lashed by Hurricane Dean in 2007 and in 1999 it was seriously hit by a tropical flooding. Officials are considering possibility of evacuating some residents. Thursday afternoon, hurricane Karl was 165 east-southeast of Tuxpan and it was moving westward at speed about 12 mph.

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