Heavy wind and rain in Mexico’s Cancun as storm Helene becomes hurricane

Heavy wind and rain slam Mexico’s Caribbean tourist hotspot of Cancun as storm Helene strengthens into a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico. After brushing Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, Helene could make landfall in the US as a major Category 3 hurricane, on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, the Florida Division of Emergency Management has warned. IMAGES