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Americas’ biggest ever hurricane spurs Mexico tourist exodus

Hurricane Patricia, the strongest in the history of the Americas, prepared to barrel into Mexicos Pacific coast, sending guests fleeing hotels in the Puerto Vallarta resort area.

By Brendan Case, Eric Martin, Bloomberg | Updated on October 23, 2015
As Hurricane Patricia approaches Mexican and international tourists wait in line to board buses that will transport them to a shelter, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront, advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

(Bloomberg) — Hurricane Patricia, the strongest in the history of the Americas, prepared to barrel into Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, sending guests fleeing hotels in the Puerto Vallarta resort area.

About 400,000 people are considered “vulnerable,” civil protection official Jose Maria Tapia told reporters in Mexico City. The Category 5 storm is packing winds as fast as 200 miles per hour.

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