Hurricane drenches Mexico, prompting evacuations

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Rains and high surf brought by Hurricane Norbert damaged more than 1,000 homes and forced hundreds of people to seek higher ground as the storm roared northward off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

Norbert weakened Saturday night to a Category 1 storm with winds of up to 85 mph (140 kph). Though staying away from land, it was near enough to the coast to drench fishing villages and resorts, and pound beaches.