Hurricane Wilma kills at least 8 in Mexico

Hurricane Wilma punished Mexico's Caribbean coastline for a second day Saturday, ripping away storefronts, peeling back roofs and forcing tourists and residents trapped in hotels and shelters to scramble to higher floors. Photo shows lamp post was lashed to the ground after Hurricane Wilma devastated Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.

A car is buried under branches falling from trees in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 23, 2005 after Hurricane Wilma devastated Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.

Local resident of Palm Beach, Florida loaded aluminum plates to be used to seal windows and doors on Oct 22, 2005. The hurricane Wilma was moving towards Cuba and Florida after devastating Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.

A broken street lamp lied on a street in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The hurricane Wilma was moving towards Cuba and Florida after devastating Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.

A general view of a store after Hurricane Wilma hit Cancun in Mexico's state of Quintana Roo October 23, 2005.

Local residents cleaned up a street in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico on Oct 23, 2005. The hurricane Wilma was moving towards Cuba and Florida after devastating Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.

Local residents cleaned up a street in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico on Oct 23, 2005. The hurricane Wilma was moving towards Cuba and Florida after devastating Mexico's Caribbean resorts with floods and wild winds that smashed thousands of homes and killed at least eight.