Mexico hit by ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane

Lidia remained a powerful hurricane even after moving over land, with winds of 105mph (165kph) late on Tuesday

Hurricane Lidia approached Puerto Vallarta in Mexico from the Pacific Ocean (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Lidia made landfall near Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm on Tuesday with winds of 140mph, before moving inland.

The US National Hurricane Centre said Lidia’s eye appeared to have reached land near Las Penitas in the western state of Jalisco. The area is a sparsely populated peninsula.