MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Hurricane Erick, now an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, was located very near Mexico's southern Pacific coast and is expected make landfall on Thursday, authorities said.

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Hurricane Erick has intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane threatening approaching southern Mexico’s coast with destructive winds and heavy rain, the U.S. Hurricane Center said Wednesday evening.