
Tourists arrive at Isla Mujeres, at the southeastern Mexican
seaside resort town of Cancun, as Hurricane Emily approaches July
16, 2005. Thousands of sun seekers abandoned the palm-fringed
Caribbean beaches around Cancun, Mexico, on Saturday, and local
fishermen fled for cover as powerful Hurricane Emily headed toward
the coast. Emily's power put it on the verge of blowing into a rare
Category 5 storm on the five-step scale of hurricane intensity, one
capable of destroying buildings. REUTERS/Henry Romero