Weakened Emily Touches Down On Yucatan Peninsula; Hotels Move Customers to Temporary Shelters

The ColumbianJuly 18, 2005

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CANCUN, Mexico Hurricane Emily weakened slightly as it began lashing the beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday, hours after thousands of jittery tourists streamed out of their waterfront hotels and fled inland to shelter at schools and gymnasiums.

The Category 4 storm caused heavy flooding that swept four people to their deaths in Jamaica on Saturday. In Mexico, it downed signs, toppled trees and whipped white sands from the beaches in Cancun.

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Weakened Emily Touches Down On Yucatan Peninsula; Hotels Move Customers to Temporary Shelters

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