MEXICO CITY, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Sergio became a hurricane off Mexico on Wednesday and was due to brush by Pacific coastal towns toward the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
"Additional intensification is likely during the next day or two," the Miami-based center said.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUALS COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY A dead prisoner (L) lies on the ground as police control prisoners after a protest in a jail near the resort city of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo December 8, 2006, after police transferred some 40 prisoners, including Marcos Adelaido Gallegos, a prison leader known as "The Godfather," to a different jail. Dozens of prisoners in a jail near the resort city of Cancun smashed padlocks on their cell doors, punched guards and escaped on Friday in a riot that left at least two dead, local officials said.
