Mexico, US and Caribbean eye storms

Tropical Storm Karl has made landfall in Mexico, with two dangerous category four hurricanes, Igor and Julia also sweeping in from the Atlantic.



Karl, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour struck land in a sparsely populated area of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.



Although Karl is now a relatively weak system, forecasters say it’s likely to bring heavy rain. No evacuations have so far been ordered.



The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre says there could be as much as 8 inches of rain in affected areas in Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and northern Guatemala.



Meanwhile, Igor which is said to be the season's most powerful hurricane, is moving west-north-west towards Bermuda.