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A surfer carries his board at a beach in Mazatlan
01 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A surfer carries his board at a beach in Mazatlan August 31, 2009. Hurricane Jimena grew into a highly dangerous storm as it sped toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, scaring tourists, prompting residents to sandbag homes and disrupting a top-level finance conference. REUTERS/Alejandro Acosta (MEXICO ENVIRONMENT)
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