A tropical storm warning is issued for the northern Bahamas as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of the dangers of climate change during a visit to the hurricane-battered archipelago.

Mexico's president warns that Hurricane Patricia still poses a threat of floods and landslides as it brings heavy rain to parts of the country.

The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Americas bears down on Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening a "potentially catastrophic" landfall.

A hurricane with winds of up to 140km/h (85mph) has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa.