Hurricane Polo weakened into a tropical storm as it made its way inland into the Mexican state of Sonora on Tuesday.
Once swirling as a Category 5 hurricane off of Mexico’s west coast, Polo caused flooding and rough surf in coastal areas of Sonora, south of Arizona, after passing over the Baja peninsula and the Gulf of California.
The storm touched down in Sonora with less intensity than forecasted after authorities in the state canceled school and other non-essential work activities as the population braced for possible life-threatening wind and rainfall.
But some areas saw little to no rain as the storm began to dissipate in the afternoon. The National Weather Service warned tropical storm conditions were expected to spread across northwest Mexico through the night.
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On Monday, dozens of agents swarmed a stretch of private land where the activists had been camped in and around a centuries-old cottonwood tree. Contractors tore down the tree and agents made multiple arrests. -
Dr. Jesús Maximiano Verduzco Soto turned himself in to authorities in Hermosillo after evading arrest for months. -
Nearly 30 people have died from heat stroke in the Mexican state south of Arizona this year. -
In Sonora, mothers comb through the desert to try to find the remains of their missing children, even as Mexican officials say the number of homicides across the country is in decline. -
Some communities remained difficult to access after flooding from Tropical Storm Polo.
