Category 5 Hurricane Polo threatens Mexico’s coast, landfall expected Monday
Authorities warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides as the Category 3 storm neared Baja California Sur, with 7,000 personnel and 169 shelters readied, officials said.
- On Monday, Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, bringing significant storm surge, high winds, and heavy rain to the tourist destination.
- After regaining strength off Mexico's southwestern coast, the storm fluctuated in intensity; although it weakened to Category 3, officials warn the hurricane remains dangerous as it tracks toward the peninsula.
- Mexican authorities deployed 15,000 security personnel and opened 169 temporary shelters, while closing ports and suspending classes across five municipalities to prepare for landfall.
- Outer rain bands have already proved fatal in the western state of Jalisco, where flash floods swept away a home, killing two children; authorities search for their missing parents and a tourist.
- Following the Baja California landfall, the system is forecast to cross the Gulf of California and strike mainland Mexico early Tuesday, as experts attribute the unusually active season to El Niño conditions.
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Hurricane Polo is about to hit land on Monday on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where the authorities anticipate torrential rains, a strong swell and significant damage.
Polo will make landfall in Baja California Sur today. What you need to know
Hurricane Polo remains a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of approximately 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 220 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to make landfall before 6 p.m. today.
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