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Wilma grows into most intense Atlantic storm ever

Hurricane Wilma, the most intense storm to form in the Americas, lashed the coasts of Central America and Caribbean islands today as it lumbered toward Mexico’s Cancun resort and Florida.

Wilma grows into most intense Atlantic storm ever

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005 - 19:46

Hurricane Wilma, the most intense storm to form in the Americas, lashed the coasts of Central America and Caribbean islands today as it lumbered toward Mexico’s Cancun resort and Florida.

It had killed 12 people and forced MTV to cancel a star-studded awards show.

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Courts Hurricane Wilma Place: Atlantic Place: Americas Place: Central America Place: Caribbean islands Place: Mexico Place: Cancun Place: Florida Place: Cancun resort Place: Honduras Place: Cuba Place: Jamaica Place: Haiti Place: Cozumel Island Place: southern Mexico Place: Cozumel Place: Miami Place: Caribbean Place: Swan Islands Place: Pinar del Rio Place: Granma Place: Guantanamo Place: St. Catherine parish Place: Cayman Islands Place: West Bay Place: George Town Place: Caymans Place: Yucatan Peninsula Place: US Place: Belize Place: Florida Keys Place: Gulf of Mexico Person: Wilma Person: Maria Alta Jean-Baptiste Person: Barbara Carby Person: prime minister Person: PJ Patterson Person: Hugh Cobb Event: Wilma Event: Hurricane Wilma Event: Hurricane Stan Event: Video Music Awards Latin America Event: Labour Day Event: Hurricane Gilbert Organisation: MTV Organisation: National Hurricane Centre Organisation: CIA Organisation: Communist Party

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