Kay is already a hurricane and will continue to strengthen off the coast of Mexico

U.S. forecast up to 6 major hurricanes this season 1:54 (Reuters) — Kay became a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday and is expected to intensify in the coming days, causing flooding and landslides, as it moves north, reported the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its acronym in English). Over the weekend, Kay left three dead, in addition to property damage, fallen trees and overflowing rivers in the state of Guerrero, with visible damage in the tourist port of Acapulco. “Kay is expected to strengthen further early this week,” the NHC warned. “Rain bands and large swells continue to affect southwestern Mexico,” he added. At 7:00 p.m. local time, the hurricane was located about 510 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, a port city in Colima state, and was blowing maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (km / h) with stronger gusts, while moving west-northwest at 17 km/h, according to NHC data. On Thursday, the force of Kay, a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will begin to affect the Baja California peninsula, where popular tourist areas such as Los Cabos and La Paz are located. However, it is not expected to make landfall and will dissipate near the US border on Saturday.