Storm makes landfall on Mexican coast after pounding Los Cabos

Tropical Storm Ileana, left, shown near the coastal Mexican city of Topolobampo, on the eastern side of the Gulf of California, on Saturday (NOAA/AP)

Tropical Storm Ileana made landfall on the coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, a day after it pounded the resort-lined Los Cabos.

The storm formed on Thursday off Mexico’s Pacific coast and had winds of 40mph as it moved ashore, the US National Hurricane Centre said.