Flooding, power cuts as Hurricane Polo slams Mexico
The Category 3 storm is the first hurricane of this year's season to make landfall, turbo-charged by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
A Category 3 hurricane named Polo struck Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday, triggering power outages and flooding as coastal defenses were breached. The storm, the first of the year to make landfall, was fueled by the intense El Nino weather phenomenon, leading to unprecedented warming in the equatorial Pacific. Authorities urged residents to seek shelter, and strong winds battered the low-lying fishing town of Puerto San Carlos, breaching a sand barrier and flooding the streets.
The military deployed nearly 7,000 troops, suspending classes and public service work from home where possible. Meteorologists warned of life-threatening winds and flash flooding, with some 169 shelters opened across Baja California Sur.
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