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Mexico Caribbean coast in Hurricane Wilma's sights (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Fishermen sailed their boats to safety, MTV canceled a major Latin music awards show and tourists tried to flee on Wednesday from Hurricane Wilma, a ferocious storm heading for Mexico's Caribbean coast.

Hurricane Wilma Lashes Caribbean Coastline (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma rapidly strengthened into one of the Americas' most intense storms ever and lashed Caribbean coastlines Wednesday, forcing tourists to flee as it threatened to slam into Cancun and southern Florida.

Hurricane Wilma spurs Mexico, Florida exodus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
MIAMI (Reuters)- Hurricane Wilma, which weakened to a still fierce Category 4 storm after breaking intensity records in the Caribbean Sea, prompted widespread evacuations as it neared the Gulf of Mexico early on Thursday.

Wilma, fiercest hurricane, threatens Mexico, Fla (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma became the fiercest Atlantic hurricane ever seen as it churned toward western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Wednesday, and threatened densely populated Florida after having already killed 10 people in Haiti.

Florida Keys Will Evacuate as Hurricane Wilma Nears (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Residents of the Florida Keys begin clearing out as federal officials place emergency supplies of water and food around the state today in anticipation of Hurricane Wilma.

Bush briefed on Hurricane Wilma (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President George W. Bush has received a briefing on Hurricane Wilma and hopes residents of Florida and the US Gulf Coast will heed official warnings, his spokesman said.

Wilma Strengthens to Category 5 Hurricane (Washington Post)
Hurricane Wilma gathered strength at lightning speed today, turning into the most intense Atlantic storm ever recorded as a Category 5 hurricane heading toward Florida over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

Record Hurricane Wilma threatens Florida (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma became the fiercest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded as it churned toward western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday and threatened densely populated Florida.

Hurricane Wilma Heads for Central America (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Wilma swirled into the most intense Atlantic storm ever recorded Wednesday, a Category 5 monster whose 175 mph winds and heavy rains were blamed for killing at least 11 people in Haiti and one in Jamaica as it bore down on Central America.

Hurricane Wilma Scrubs Mexico's MTV Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)
The approach of Hurricane Wilma has forced MTV to postpone its Latin American music video awards ceremony, which had been scheduled for Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort.