A man swims in the sea near the beach of Mazatlan port, Sinaloa, in the northwest of Mexico, on Sept. 15, 2014. The hurricane Odile, which reduced its intensity to category 2 on the Saffir Simpson scale, continued generating strong torrential rains in at least eight states of the country, according to the report of the National Meteorological Service (SMN, its acronym in Spanish). (Xinhua/Juan Perez)
