On Monday night and Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton struck Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, causing flooded roads, damaged docks, and fallen trees as it moved away and toward Florida.
According to Laura Velazquez, the civil protection coordinator for the nation, there have been no reported fatalities.
"We continue our relief efforts to determine the damages. “There has not been a death report,” Velazquez stated on Tuesday.
The storm has resulted in power outages affecting nearly 40% of the population of the Yucatan state, according to Mexico's Civil Protection.
CNN captured footage of damaged docks, overturned boats, and palm trees ripped from their roots in the port city of Progreso.
In some areas of the states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo, both locals and tourists were evacuated and placed in shelters until the weather improved.
A woman who is currently staying in a shelter in Yucatan told CNN, "Honestly, I was undecided about evacuating; I had to think about my belongings but at the end of the day I did it for my children."
According to Mexico's weather service Conagua, heavy rain and winds of up to 120 miles per hour are expected to continue in several areas near Mexico's Caribbean coast.
Follow our Spanish translation of Milton's speech.
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