Hurricane Emily - Hurricane Emily Prompts Evacuations Along Mexico Coastal Areas (Bloomberg.com)

Hurricane Emily Prompts Evacuations Along Mexico Coastal Areas (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Emily prompted evacuations of thousands of tourists and residents along coastal regions of Mexico as the storm threatened to bring rain and flooding to the Yucatan Peninsula and popular resorts such as Cancun.

Dangerous Hurricane Emily roars toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Emily howled toward Mexico's Caribbean coast on Sunday bearing 145 mph (235 kph) winds, pounding waves and torrential rain, and causing chaos in Cancun as tourists fled resorts in its path.

Pemex Halts Offshore Oil Output for Hurricane Emily (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state- owned oil monopoly, shut offshore fields that pump more than three-quarters of its crude oil because of Hurricane Emily, adding to storm disruptions that lifted oil prices to a record earlier this month.

Hurricane Emily barrels toward Mexican resorts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tens of thousands of residents and holiday travelers fled the coastal areas and beach resorts of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, as Hurricane Emily barreled toward the area.

Hurricane Emily Heads Across Caribbean Toward Mexico (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican authorities issued warnings as Hurricane Emily, with winds of almost 150 mph (250 kph) and likely to become a Category 5 storm, headed for the Yucatan Peninsula and popular vacation resorts along the coast.

Powerful hurricane Emily tears toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico braced for one of its worst storms in years on Sunday as Hurricane Emily howled toward popular Caribbean resorts around Cancun bearing torrential rains, pounding waves and winds of 150 mph (240 kph).

Mexican resorts batten down hatches as Hurricane Emily nears (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tourists fled their Mexican beach-front hotels and local residents stocked up on food and water as Hurricane Emily threatened to lash the resort area.

Powerful hurricane Emily tears toward Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mexico was braced for one of its worst storms in years as violent Hurricane Emily howled toward popular Caribbean resorts around Cancun on Sunday, packing winds of up to 155 mph (250 kph).

Hurricane Emily Prompts Evacuations on Mexican Coast (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Emily forced thousands of tourists and residents along Mexico's coastal regions to evacuate today as the storm moved in the direction of the Yucatan Peninsula and popular resorts such as Cancun.

Hurricane Emily heads for Mexican resorts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Emily drenched the Cayman Islands on its way to landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where tens of thousands were being evacuated from famed vacation areas.