INGRID Forces Thousands to Seek Emergency Shelter

Hurricane INGRID strengthens pounding Mexico’s Gulf coast

Thousands of people in Veracruz state on Mexico’s Gulf coast have sought emergency shelters as Hurricane INGRID strengthened Saturday night pounding central and eastern Mexico with heavy rain.

INGRID, the 2nd hurricane and the 9th storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season was moving north at about 10km/h late on Saturday, said the NHC.

INGRID is expected to make landfall north of Tampico, Mexico on Monday.

INGRID and MANUEL – Longwave Infrared Image – Dvorak Enhancement-20130915/ 034500UTC. Source: CIMSS

Meantime, Tropical Storm MANUEL on Mexico’s Pacific coast was also strengthening on Saturday, battering coastal towns, including Acapulco, with torrential rain.