poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET A child sits on a bed in a flooded house after Hurricane Wilma hit Playa del Carmen in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, October 22, 2005. (Henry Romero/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET A car is submerged in a flooded street after Hurricane Wilma hit Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Caribbean state of Quintana Roo October 22, 2005. (Henry Romero/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET A man walks on a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma at the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 22, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET Residents walk on a street after Hurricane Wilma hit Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Caribbean state of Quintana Roo October 22, 2005. (Henry Romero/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET Light poles are knocked down by the winds of Hurricane Wilma in the resort town of Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 22, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Sat Oct 22, 9:26 PM ET A man walks near a crushed car after Hurricane Wilma hit the resort town of Cancun in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, October 22, 2005. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)
poon cho tang SG Wilma lashes Mexico's coast Hurricane Wilma battered Mexico's popular Cancun resort with winds of up to 140mph (225km/h).
poon cho tang SG Despite being boarded up, many buildings, like this bank, were gutted by the strong winds.
poon cho tang SG Tourists were taken from their hotels to temporary shelters in advance of the hurricanes arrival.
poon cho tang SG Florida prepares for Wilma Southern Florida braced itself for the arrival of Hurricane Wilma, which battered Mexicos Gulf coast and parts of the Caribbean.
poon cho tang SG Many residents have sought refuge in hurricane shelters in advance of Wilma's arrival.
poon cho tang SG Some structures like this one in San Juan y Martinez, western Cuba, collapsed under the strong winds.
poon cho tang SG After a 48-hour pummelling, Mexico has only just begun to assess the damage to the popular Gulf coast.
poon cho tang SG Canadian Press - Tue Oct 25, 6:59 AM ET A torrent of water creates a waterfall as floodwaters from a storm surge flow back into the sea at a marina in Key West, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
