# Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 5 off Mexico’s Pacific coast

https://mins.news/en/item/68995

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 13:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/hurricane-polo-nears-category-5-strength-off-mexicos-pacific-coast-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab28539118ed10001a2461b

> Hurricane Polo has intensified to Category 5, the highest possible level, as it approaches Mexico’s Pacific coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned that the storm could bring life-threatening flooding.

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