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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1-- Tropical storm Lidia claimed four lives and toppled a building as it barreled through the southern portion of Mexico's northwest state of Baja California Sur, local authorities reported on Friday. Two men were electrocuted by downed electricity lines, a woman drowned after falling into a creek and a minor was snatched from its mother's arms and swept away by a strong current, the state's undersecretary of Civil Protection, Carlos Godinez, told a local radio station. The storm made landfall in this part of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula at 7:15 a.m. local time, said Godinez. Officials were closely watching to see how much damage the storm would wreak in the state's southern tip, which is home to Mexico's upscale resort of Los Cabos, a key tourist destination and revenue generator. Apparently the storm's passing left Los Cabos soaking and largely without power, but otherwise relatively unscathed, according to President Enrique Pena Nieto. "The airports have opened in Los Cabos, convenience stores are operating and (the Federal Electricity Commission) reestablished service to 25,000 of the 102,000 (homes) affected," Pena said on Twitter. A four-story building built near a creek in Los Cabos collapsed from the heavy rains and winds, and another was evacuated as a precautionary measure after showing structural defects. "It rained quite a lot and weakened the foundations," said chief firefighter Juan Carbajal. | 
