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Wilma Pounds Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
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Winds have decreased slightly to 205 kilometers per hour, but
forecasters warn it is still an extremely dangerous storm





Public phone is surrounded by floodwaters near block of hotels as
Hurricane Wilma lashes Cancun, Mexico, Friday Powerful Hurricane Wilma
is lingering over Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, where it is expected to
cause extensive damage.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Wilma's winds have decreased
slightly to 205 kilometers per hour, but warns it is still an
extremely dangerous storm with battering winds and torrential rains.

Forecasts say the slow moving hurricane will continue to weaken as it
gradually drifts over the northern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
throughout the day, Saturday.

Reports from the low-lying resort town of Cancun say the storm surge
from the Caribbean Sea has already flooded the hotel zone, and more
flooding in the coastal region is expected. Thousands of tourists not
able to evacuate the resort are riding out the storm in emergency
shelters.

The storm struck the Mexican Caribbean island of Cozumel Friday. Wilma
is due to hit western Cuba Sunday, and the southeastern U.S. state of
Florida Monday.

Hurricane Wilma already has killed at least 10 people in the
Caribbean.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.


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