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Wilma Moves Toward Florida After Battering Yucatan
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Residents begin evacuating as Wilma remains a Category 2 storm with
maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour





Jose Ramierez, left, and Emilio Gonzalez, right, remove a sign from
the ceiling at Key West International Airport in preparation for
Hurricane Wilma

Hurricane warnings remain in effect for parts of Mexico, Cuba, and the
U.S. state of Florida as Hurricane Wilma churns through the
southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

A new warning was issued for the northwestern Bahamas Sunday as Wilma
began moving northeast on a track that will take it north of Cuba
Sunday and across Florida on Monday.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Wilma remains a Category Two
storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour. It says
the storm may regain intensity today.

The storm has spent more than two days pounding resort areas on
Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with high winds and torrential rains that
caused widespread flooding. Mexican President Vicente Fox is scheduled
to visit the peninsula today.

At least 19 people have been killed in the storm, including at least
six in the Yucatan.

To the north, residents have begun evacuating the Florida Keys, and
some areas have already experienced several centimeters of rain.
Forecasters say Wilma could trigger massive storm surges in the area.



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


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