Lopez Obrador said on Twitter that thousands of civil protection forces, the defense ministry and the navy, as well as state utility Comision Federal de Electricidad( CFE) were prepared.... " I ask the people of the regions of Veracruz, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Hidalgo to seek refuge in high places with relatives and in shelters that are being set up," Lopez Obrador wrote. Grace was about 105 miles( 165 kilometers) north of the city of Veracruz late on Friday, moving west at 10 m

It was centered about 115 miles northeast of the port of Veracruz and was heading west at 10 mph. Grace was slowing over the warm waters of Bay of Campeche, leading forecasters to warn that the storm will get stronger before making landfall.... Carlos Joaquín said the storm had knocked out power to some 84, 000 customers in Cancun and 65, 000 in Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Puerto Aventura and Tulum.... But he said there were no reported deaths. Advertisement Associated Press journalist Dan Chri