Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Rachel has strengthened into a Category 2 storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The storm comes as the region continues to recover from damages caused by Hurricane Polo earlier in the week.
Parts of northern Mexico were still reeling from floods and wider destruction left by Polo earlier this week.
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