Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that levelled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels and big box stores.

‘Odile’ forced the cancellation of all commercial flights out of the international airport in Los Cabos, Mexico, some of the first Canadians to return home have landed in Vancouver.

Tourists and locals left behind have been operating in survival mode, local officials said. Electricity and water service are still out, and looters have stripped some supermarkets of food and other goods.

The storm also hit many popular businesses and resorts, prompting many tourists to try and get out of the area.

Sunwing Airlines says a flight carrying 185 adults and five infants arrived at Vancouver International Airport last night