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Hurricane Alex makes landfall

Hurricane Alex: The river Santa Catarina in the city of Monterrey northern Mexico in flood
The rough, swollen Santa Catarina river tears through Monterrey, northern Mexico, in flood after Hurricane Alex
Photograph: Obed Campos Guzman/EPA
Hurricane Alex: An elderly woman cries at a shelter in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico
An elderly woman cries at a shelter in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. Hurricane Alex was set to make landfall south of the US border with Mexico, possibly as a category 2 hurricane
Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Alex: Gilbert Garza, a Code Enforcement Officer cleans up in South Padre Island
Gilbert Garza cleans up in South Padre Island, Texas, after Hurricane Alex made landfall in Mexico with heavy rains and high winds
Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Hurricane Alex: A man paddles down Padre Boulevard in his kayak
A man paddles down Padre Boulevard in his kayak amid Hurricane Alex at South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Hurricane Alex: An oily sailboat heads out on a skimming mission in the Perdido Pass
An oily sailboat heads out on a skimming mission in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Alabama. A $4m oil booming system at the opening of the pass came apart when six foot high swells caused by Hurricane Alex battered the coast
Photograph: Dave Martin/AP
Hurricane Alex: A woman and her son wait to be evacuated from the coast
A woman and her son wait to be evacuated from the coast before the arrival of Hurricane Alex in La Carbonera beach, Tamaulipas state, Mexico
Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Alex: A police officer blocks the road onto the bridge off South Padre Island
A police car blocks the bridge from South Padre Island as high winds pick up from Hurricane Alex in Texas
Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Hurricane Alex: A man prepares to go surfing on the waves produced by Hurricane Alex
Joshua Hernandez prepares to surf the waves of Hurricane Alex at South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Hurricane Alex: Children evacuees look out from a convention centre being used as a shelter
Child evacuees look out from a convention centre shelter several hours before the expected arrival of Hurricane Alex, in Matamoros, Mexico
Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP
Hurricane Alex: Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach
Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Hurricane Alex approaches the Louisiana coast at Grand Isle. Earlier winds slowed the BP oil spill clean-up effort in the Gulf
Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP
Hurricane Alex: A Mexican Marine fills a report while a resident refuses to leave his house
A Mexican Marine prepares to file a report as a resident refuses to leave his home as Hurricane Alex approaches near Bagdad beach in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters
Hurricane Alex: John Harris, who is training for a triathlon, runs in the wind and rain
John Harris, in training for a triathlon, runs in the wind and rain as Hurricane Alex makes landfall on the Texas coast at South Padre Island
Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
Hurricane Alex: Preparation for Hurricane Alex, Port Aransas, Texas, America - 29 Jun 2010
A kiteboarder struggles through strong winds and a rain squall ahead of Hurricane Alex at Port Aransas, Texas
Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features
Hurricane Alex: A man hauls a box to shore in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Alex
A man hauls a box to shore ahead of Hurricane Alex, the first Atlantic hurricane of the year, in La Carbonera, north-eastern Mexico
Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP
Hurricane Alex: A haze hangs over the beach along the Texas coast
A haze hangs over the beach South Padre Island as Hurricane Alex hits the Texas coast
Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
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