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description: 125 mph winds raged with over six hours of rain as Hurricane Odile smashed the resort of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, sparking power outages
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# See the Devastation Caused by Hurricane Odile


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Sep 16, 2014 12:35 PM CUT

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte95abddf542e9106/6986a37455a8594132a82923/hurricane-odile-11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

A tourist looks to the ocean from inside a debris-filled area at the Hilton hotel after the resort sustained severe damage from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014.

A tourist looks to the ocean from inside a debris-filled area at the Hilton hotel after the resort sustained severe damage from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014.Victor R. Caivano—AP

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![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59e4ccd870885d8f/6986a370f983e7170004fa45/hurricane-odile-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

People salvage the useful remains from houses destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4caabd6666f6cee/6986a37155a85972f3a8291f/hurricane-odile-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Raimundo Diaz, 17, walks inside what used to be a bedroom after his family's house was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5534886ac64bcdc9/6986a371f983e700e804fa49/hurricane-odile-3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A boy walks by a souvenir store damaged by Hurricane Odile on San Lucas' main street, in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteae4e91a4b90a8a2/6986a371e53aba13a54d46ec/hurricane-odile-4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Enrique Cota Ceceña shows what remains of his belongings after his house was severely damaged by flood waters from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt440163e0a3dec16f/6986a371cd804d681fcccc3e/hurricane-odile-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Part of the belongings of Enrique Cota Ceceña sit covered in mud inside his house which was severely flooded by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2eadd2479ca582e8/6986a372169ab0474f27b2d1/hurricane-odile-6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Piedad Velazquez carries her puppy across a river bed on her way to check on neighbors whose trailer home was pushed away by flood water and high winds during Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedc6e9ac9718af8c/6986a372169ab082f627b2d5/hurricane-odile-7.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b083521a4565183/6986a373361760ed0090dd97/hurricane-odile-8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

People loot a supermarket after hurricane Odile knocked down trees and power lines in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on Sept. 15, 2014. Ronaldo Schemidt—AFP/Getty Images


![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78b112873cd0ebb9/6986a37335ba6fb127c03cff/hurricane-odile-9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Tourists rest inside a shelter at a resort as Hurricane Odile approaches in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 14, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf40890172dfd9ccb/6986a37335ba6ff93ec03d03/hurricane-odile-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Maria Ramirez, left, puts the shoes on her one-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that was destroyed by Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

![Hurricane Odile Mexico](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte95abddf542e9106/6986a37455a8594132a82923/hurricane-odile-11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A tourist looks to the ocean from inside a debris-filled area at the Hilton hotel after the resort sustained severe damage from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, Sept. 15, 2014. Victor R. Caivano—AP

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