Tropical storm Grace lashes Mexico's Caribbean coast- In pics

A woman clears broken tree branches after Hurricane Grace made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, in Merida, Mexico. Grace, a Category 1 Hurricane, is expected to weaken as it churns across the peninsula before strengthening again in the Gulf of Mexico and hitting the coast of Veracruz state late on Friday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

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A man clears broken tree branches after Hurricane Grace. The NHC said Grace would dump 4-8 inches (10-20 cm) of rain over the Yucatan peninsula through Friday, and up to 12 inches in some areas. Grace's heavy rainfall will likely result in areas of flash and urban flooding, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center added.

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A highway sign is seen knocked over after Hurricane Grace made landfall in Mexico. Mexican officials said steps had been taken to prepare for the hurricane's arrival, with dozens of military and rescue workers as well as staff from the national power utility, the Comision Federal Electricidad, gearing up to help.

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Workers from a local government ecological agency repair a sea turtle egg sanctuary on the beach after Hurricane Grace made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula, in Cancun, Mexico.

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Grace, which unleashed downpours and flooding over Haiti and Jamaica earlier this week, was early on Thursday about 45 miles south-southeast of the town of Valladolid, blowing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (121 km/h) the NHC said. The storm was moving west at 17 mph (28 km/h).

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