The head of the Meteorological Office of the State of Veracruz in Mexico Federico Acevedo gave an assessment of Hurricane Karl, which now goes to the Gulf of Mexico.
"For the first time in 30 years we are faced with such a powerful phenomenon," - said he. Wind speed, Hurricane Karl "is 195 km per hour, which corresponds to the third category on a scale Saffir-Simpson.
For weather forecasts, he attacked the coast of Mexico in the next few hours. "Charles" is located 40 km north-east coast and is moving westward at a speed of 13 km per hour. A hurricane will cause torrential rains, strong gusts of wind and can cause flooding in the central part of the country, including in Mexico City.
Mexican authorities have already stopped work at the power plant "Laguna Verde", where is the country's only nuclear generator to "avoid the risk", said the governor of Veracruz, Fidel Herrera.
Management of Mexican oil company PEMEX "evacuated oil platforms of the Gulf of Mexico, and stopped work on 14 wells.
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