In pictures: Hurricane Wilma
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AP - Thu Oct 20, 8:42 PM ET
Yuniel Soler, left, takes out his boat of the water in preparation for Hurricane Wilma, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, in Beach Cortes, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (AP Photo/Jorge Rey) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 9:15 AM ET
A hotel security member prevents passage to the beach as Hurricane Wilma approaches at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 20, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:45 AM ET
Residents gather at a shelter after being evacuated from their homes in Playa del Carmen, as as Hurricane Wilma approaches Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 20, 2005. (Henry Romero/Reuters) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 1:12 AM ET
A ferry and a half submerged ship lie in a harbour as the sea surges behind at Puerto Morelos near Cancun October 20, 2005. Roaring waves pounded Mexican beach resorts on Thursday and thousands of tourists were evacuated to escape the wrath of Hurricane Wilma, which gathered strength in the Caribbean on its way to Florida. Cuba evacuated 220,000 people and residents of southern Florida stocked up on drinking water and gas to prepare for Wilma, which spun off the coasts of Mexico and Belize packing winds of around 150 mph (240 kph). The ship had to be cut loose as it was becoming a hazard due to the storm surge from hurricane Wilma. (Stringer/Reuters) -
AFP - Fri Oct 21, 9:00 AM ET
A Mexican soldier carries some mattresses for tourists at a shelter in Cancun, state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Thousands of tourists hunkered down in shelters in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, bracing for Hurricane Wilma's impact, in the hope its 240 kilometre (150 mile) per hour winds will not pick up strength before it makes landfall.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21,12:21 PM ET
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image shows Hurricane Wilma in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on October 20, 2005. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 1:12 AM ET
A view of the beach at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo as Hurricane Wilma approaches October 20, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 1:12 AM ET
A general view of a beach at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo as Hurricane Wilma approaches October 20, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters) -
AP - Fri Oct 21, 9:27 AM ET
Tourists who were evacuated from their hotels sleep in a provisional shelter covered with plastic bags as Hurricane Wilma approaches the area on Friday Oct. 21, 2005 in Cancun, Mexico. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 9:14 AM ET
A tourist holds a child as she arrives at a storm shelter as hurricane Wilma approaches in Cancun on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico October 20, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters) -
AFP/NOAA - Sat Oct 22,12:33 AM ET
In this satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Wilma is seen as it lashes Isla de Cozumel, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma relentlessly pummeled Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, unleashing heavy rain and driving winds over a resort area known for its picturesque beaches(AFP/NOAA) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:03 PM ET
A Cuban man walks through a flooded road in Isabel Rubio, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:03 PM ET
The historic Sanibel Island lighthouse shines at dusk under overcast skies in Sanibel Island, Florida October 21, 2005. Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's famed Caribbean beach resorts on Friday with screaming winds that flattened trees and signposts and trapped thousands of tourists inside cramped shelters. REUTERS/Joe Skipper -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:07 PM ET
A man wades through a flooded street at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo, October 21, 2005. Roaring waves pounded Mexican beach resorts on Thursday and thousands of tourists were evacuated to escape the wrath of Hurricane Wilma, which gathered strength in the Caribbean on its way to Florida. Cuba evacuated 220,000 people and residents of southern Florida stocked up on drinking water and gas to prepare for Wilma, which spun off the coasts of Mexico and Belize packing winds of about 150 mph (240 kph). REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar -
Canadian Press - Fri Oct 21, 8:12 PM ET
A public phone is surrounded by floodwaters near a block of hotels as Hurricane Wilma lashes Cancun. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:17 PM ET
Cubans look into a house destroyed by a tornado in Calderon in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:19 PM ET
A Cuban farmer sorts food for his animals in his tobacco house destroyed by a tornado in Calderon in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:22 PM ET
A Cuban man looks into a workers' dining room destroyed by a tornado in Calderon in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:30 PM ET
A Cuban woman rides her bike in the pouring rain near Molina, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:45 PM ET
Waves flood a house in the evacuated town of Boca de Galafre, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:50 PM ET
A Cuban farmer walks over his tobacco house, flattened by a tornado, in Calderon in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:51 PM ET
A Cuban girl stands in the door frame of a tobacco house damaged by a tornado in Calderon in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 8:53 PM ET
Cubans stand on a roof after a tornado swept through their neighborhood in Calderon, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba October 21, 2005. Cuba was reeling as rains drenched the west of the island, unleashing tornadoes that destroyed tobacco-curing sheds and homes while Hurricane Wilma slammed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. Wilma became the strongest Atlantic storm on record in terms of barometric pressure on Wednesday. Cuba evacuated 368,000 people from low-lying areas as it braced for coastal storm surges and floods. REUTERS/Claudia Daut -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 9:29 PM ET
A mattress stays strapped to a car as Hurricane Wilma hits Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Caribbean state of Quintana Roo October 21, 2005. Wilma's ferocious winds battered Mexico's famed Caribbean beach resorts on Friday, knocking over trees and signposts and trapping thousands of nervous tourists in cramped shelters. Powerful waves swallowed up white sand beaches in the popular resort of Cancun and howling winds tore across the island of Cozumel, a favorite of scuba divers and cruise ship passengers. REUTERS/Henry Romero -
Reuters - Fri Oct 21, 9:33 PM ET
Debris lies in a flooded street as Hurricane Wilma hits Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Caribbean state of Quintana Roo October 21, 2005. Wilma's ferocious winds battered Mexico's famed Caribbean beach resorts on Friday, knocking over trees and signposts and trapping thousands of nervous tourists in cramped shelters. Powerful waves swallowed up white sand beaches in the popular resort of Cancun and howling winds tore across the island of Cozumel, a favorite of scuba divers and cruise ship passengers. REUTERS/Henry Romero