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  "id": 10712996,
  "title": "Polo makes landfall in Mexico as a category 3 hurricane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/polo-makes-landfall-in-mexico-as-a-category-3-hurricane",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:49:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-polo-landfall-mexico-category-hurricane.html"
  },
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  "account": "Hurricane Polo struck Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, causing power outages, flooding, and life-threatening winds as it made landfall just south of Las Barrancas, a small fishing village. The Category 3 storm, fueled by the El Niño weather phenomenon, had sustained winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour. Strong winds whipped up waves along the coast, breaching several sections of a sand barrier and causing water to pour into the streets of Puerto San Carlos, a fishing port of nearly 6,000 people. Authorities ordered residents to take shelter, and Mexican officials warned of the potential for very severe damage from storm surges and heavy rains. Many homes and businesses were unprepared, with only a handful of homes boarded up or sandbagged against flooding. The military deployed nearly 7,000 troops in the state, classes were suspended, and public servants were ordered to work from home where possible. Meteorologists are also monitoring another tropical storm, Rachel, expected to strengthen into a hurricane midweek and run parallel to the coast.",
  "summary": "Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, cutting power and causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defenses.",
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    "Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California peninsula on Tuesday.",
    "Category 3 storm had sustained winds of up to 175 km/h.",
    "Military deployed 7,000 troops and classes were suspended."
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, 'life-threatening' winds forecast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-makes-landfall-in-baja-california-life-threatening",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:58:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico's Baja California Sur, carries on toward mainland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-lashes-mexicos-baja-california-sur-carries-on-toward",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:53:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo lashes Mexico’s Baja California Sur, carries on toward mainland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-lashes-mexicos-baja-california-sur-carries-on-toward-10680851",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:46:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo makes landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-makes-landfall-on-mexicos-pacific-coast",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo will impact the U.S. after slamming Mexico. See its path.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-will-impact-the-u-s-after-slamming-mexico-see-its-path",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:46:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, toppling trees and flooding coastal communities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-makes-landfall-in-baja-california-toppling-trees-and",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:14:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Little damage as Hurricane Polo sweeps over Mexico’s Pacific coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/little-damage-as-hurricane-polo-sweeps-over-mexicos-pacific-coast",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:23:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California, flooding coastal communities and toppling trees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hurricane-polo-makes-landfall-in-baja-california-flooding-coastal",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:47:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}