### [2026-09-28](/feed/2026/09/28/index.md)

##### 2026 Pacific hurricane season
# Hurricane Polo causes flooding, power outages, coastal flooding, and evacuations in Baja California Sur, Mexico, as the Category 3 storm approaches the Pacific coast, becoming the first Pacific hurricane of the 2026 season to make landfall. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/flooding-power-cuts-and-evacuations-hurricane-polo-slams-mexico)

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