Hurricane Olaf nears Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Olaf is closing in for a strike on the Los Cabos resort region at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. As the storm approached Thursday, authorities closed ports in the area, prepared temporary shelters and urged people to monitor public announcements. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the area could see hurricane-force winds and very heavy rain by evening and through the night. The hurricane was centered about 45 miles (75 kilometers) east-southeast of Cabo San Lucas late Thursday afternoon. The ports of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo closed to vessel traffic as tourism operators moved boats to safer moorings.