Mexico prepares for hurricane evacuation

A massive evacuation of tourists in one of the world’s biggest resorts was set to begin today, as hundreds of buses were dispatched to move tens of thousands out of the path of Hurricane Emily.

With the Category 4 storm expected to strike the Yucatan peninsula tonight, about 500 buses were ordered to move 30,000 tourists in Cancun – part of a total 70,000 to 80,000 mostly foreign tourists to be evacuated state-wide – to temporary shelters in ballrooms and convention centres.