墨西哥圣卡洛斯港——9月28日,飓风“波洛”逼近太平洋沿岸,墨西哥下加利福尼亚半岛部分地区停电;海水冲破沿海防御设施,引发洪水。
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico - Power was cut to part of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sept 28 as Hurricane Polo bore down on the Pacific Coast, causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defences.
这场三级风暴是2026年太平洋飓风季首个登陆的飓风。厄尔尼诺天气现象为其增强了威力,并导致赤道太平洋出现前所未有的升温。
The Category 3 storm is the first hurricane of 2026’s season to make landfall, turbo-charged by the El Nino weather phenomenon which has caused unprecedented warming in the equatorial Pacific.
据美国国家飓风中心预测,风暴预计将于当地时间9月28日下午4时左右(格林尼治时间23时)袭击下加利福尼亚州南部。当局命令居民紧急避难。
It was forecast to hit the south of Baja California at around 4pm local time (2300 GMT), according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
强风在圣卡洛斯港近海掀起巨浪。这个位于下加利福尼亚州的小渔港人口近6000,正处在波洛的路径上。法新社记者称,海水已经冲破数段沙堤,涌入街道。小镇供电中断,棕榈树在狂风中剧烈摇晃。
胡安·曼努埃尔·萨拉维亚用木板封住住宅正面,并用木梁加以加固。
这位53岁的观鲸兼捕鱼向导告诉法新社:“它正以全部威力袭来。”
Authorities ordered residents to take shelter. Strong winds churned the sea off Puerto San Carlos, a small fishing port of nearly 6,000 people in Baja California Sur state that lies in Polo’s path.
由于超级厄尔尼诺——一种反复出现的天气模式的极端版本——正以历史性干旱和洪水的形式肆虐,2026年的太平洋飓风季正呈现出比往常更严重的趋势。
AFP reporters noted that the sea had already breached several sections of a sand barrier, causing water to pour into the street.
据美国国家飓风中心称,波洛预计将于9月29日清晨以飓风强度猛烈袭击下加利福尼亚半岛和墨西哥本土,随后减弱。
The town’s power supply was cut and palm trees swayed violently in the wind.
美国国家飓风中心表示,风暴的持续风速达到每小时185公里,并警告下加利福尼亚州全境“威胁生命的风力和山洪已经开始出现”。
Juan Manuel Sarabia had boarded up the facade of his home and reinforced it with wooden beams.
墨西哥气象部门负责人法比安·巴斯克斯说,风暴潮和暴雨可能造成“非常严重”的破坏。下加利福尼亚州已开设169处避难所。
在海边的一所高中里,店主玛丽亚·帕洛米诺正准备躺在铺于地面的床垫上熬过这场风暴。
“It’s coming with full force,” the 53-year-old whale-watching and fishing guide told AFP. 2026’s Pacific hurricane season is shaping up as more severe than usual, as a Super El Nino – an extreme version of a recurring weather pattern– wreaks devastation, in the form of historic droughts and flooding.
“万一出了什么事,还是来避难所更好,”这位57岁的老人说,“至少身边都是我们认识的人。”镇上只有少数住宅和商户用木板封堵或堆放沙袋,以防洪水。一名路过的警察告诉法新社,他认为全镇居民都应当被强制撤离。“所有地方都会被淹,”他说。“会很艰难”玛格丽塔·迪亚兹和家人最终选择在圣卡洛斯港的家中坚守,他们只用蓝色美纹纸胶带封住了窗户。“会很艰难,但我相信上帝,”迪亚兹说。
Polo is expected to hammer Baja California peninsula and also lash mainland Mexico as a hurricane early on Sept 29 before weakening, according to the NHC. It was packing sustained winds of 185kmh, the NHC said, warning of “life-threatening winds and flash flooding now beginning” across Baja California Sur. The head of Mexico’s meteorological service, Fabian Vazquez, said storm surges and heavy rains could cause “very severe” damage.
军方已向该州部署近7000名士兵。当地学校已经停课,公共服务人员也被要求在条件允许的情况下居家办公。
Some 169 shelters have been opened across Baja California Sur.
国家民事保护协调员劳拉·韦拉斯克斯说,该地区已暂停所有海上活动 beach go? "as well as access to beaches" 同时禁止前往海滩. Need no English. "该地区已暂停所有海上活动,前往海滩的通道也已关闭。" Better.厄尔尼诺... Need quote. Ensure "Polo" translated 波洛? Tropical Storm Polo likely "热带风暴“波洛”".
At one high school near the sea, shopkeeper Maria Palomino was preparing to ride out the storm on a mattress on the floor. “If something happens, it’s better to come to the shelter,” the 57-year-old said. “We’ll be among people we know.”Only a handful of homes and businesses in the town were boarded up or sandbagged against flooding.
Rachel "拉赫尔". We can retain Latin names? Translation fluent: 热带风暴“波洛”. "Rachel" 拉赫尔. Mexican Pacific. "Baja California Sur" 南下加利福尼亚州. Potential issue National Coordinator title maybe "全国民事保护协调员". Fine. Output only.“万一出了什么事,还是来避难所更好,”这位57岁的老人说,“至少身边都是我们认识的人。”
A passing police officer told AFP he believed the entire town should have been forced to evacuate. “Everything is going to flood,” he said. ‘It will be tough’Margarita Diaz and her family ultimately opted to hunker down at home in Puerto San Carlos, behind windows sealed only with blue masking tape. “It will be tough, but I have faith in God,” Diaz said.
镇上只有少数住宅和商户用木板封堵或堆放沙袋,以防洪水。一名路过的警察告诉法新社,他认为全镇居民都应当被强制撤离。“所有地方都会被淹,”他说。“会很艰难”玛格丽塔·迪亚兹和家人最终选择在圣卡洛斯港的家中坚守,他们只用蓝色美纹纸胶带封住了窗户。“会很艰难,但我相信上帝,”迪亚兹说。
The military have deployed nearly 7,000 troops in the state, where classes were suspended and public servants have been ordered to work from home, where possible. Laura Velazquez, National Coordinator of Civil Protection, said all maritime activities were suspended in the area, as well as access to beaches.
军方已向该州部署近7000名士兵。当地学校已经停课,公共服务人员也被要求在条件允许的情况下居家办公。
El Nino raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and causes global changes in winds and rainfall.
国家民事保护协调员劳拉·韦拉斯克斯说,该地区已暂停所有海上活动,前往海滩的通道也已关闭。
厄尔尼诺现象会抬高太平洋中部和东部海表温度,并引发全球风力和降雨模式的变化。
In addition to Polo, meteorologists are monitoring Rachel, a tropical storm also brewing in the Pacific off Mexico that has the potential to strengthen into a hurricane.
除“波洛”外,气象学家还在监测“拉赫尔”。 这也是一场正在墨西哥近海太平洋上形成的热带风暴,可能增强为飓风。
“它将在整个一周沿墨西哥海岸平行移动,但到了周末前后,也可能开始向南下加利福尼亚州移动,”巴斯克斯说。
“It will move parallel to the coast of Mexico all week, but right towards the weekend it could also start moving towards Baja California Sur,” Vazquez said.