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Hurricane heads toward northwest Mexico, California

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico: Mexico on Friday prepared for a powerful Pacific hurricane that triggered a warning of 'potentially catastrophic' flooding in a northwestern tourist region and the neighboring American state of California.

Hurricane 'Hilary' threatened to bring strong winds, flash floods and 'life-threatening' surf and rip current conditions, the United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.