A Mexican city in Guerrero, known as Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, with urban and coastal significance.
Polo has strengthened into a major Pacific hurricane with winds reaching Category 5 at times, threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast and prompting evacuations, shelter preparations, and heavy rain forecasts. Officials warn of life‑threatening flooding and mudslides as the storm tracks toward Baja California and may affect parts of the U.S. Southwest.
A hurricane is tracking toward southwestern Mexico as it fuels on record-strong El Niño waters. NOAA says Polo remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, with potential for heavy rain, flooding and dangerous surf along the Pacific coast; no landfall is expected but residents face urgent warnings.