People stand next a boat in a cordoned-off area during the emergency by Hurricane Polo at Playa Azul in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan state, Mexico on September 24, 2026. Hurricane Polo strengthened to the highest category on September 22 in the Mexican Pacific, with no forecast of making landfall but with heavy rainfall expected. Polo intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale in less than 24 hours. (Photo by Enrique CASTRO / AFP via Getty Images)