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PHOTOS: Hurricane Wilma pummels Cuba, Mexico and Florida
25 Oct 2005 14:50:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet

Featured here is a selection of images from day three of Hurricane Wilma.


 

Key West resident Gregorio Nodal walks in the flooded North Roosevelt coast boulevard after Hurricane Wilma hits Florida's southern west coast October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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A Key West resident stands on the roof of his truck after Hurricane Wilma hits Florida's southern west coast October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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A Mexican naval base is destroyed when Hurricane Wilma hit the Mexican Caribbean island of Cozumel October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed into Florida on Monday, swamping the popular tourist island Key West and hammering the densely populated Miami-Fort Lauderdale area after killing 17 people in a rampage through the Caribbean. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A U.S. flag shredded by Hurricane Wilma flutters after the hurricane hit Everglades City in Florida October 24, 2005. Everglades City took a direct hit from the storm as it came ashore. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Massive waves crash against buildings on Havana's seafront boulevard El Malecon October 24, 2005. Roaring seas in the wake of Hurricane Wilma sent massive waves crashing over Havana's sea wall on Monday, flooding shoreline neighborhoods and paralyzing the city of two million. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
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A trampoline sits on a rooftop during Hurricane Wilma in Boca Raton, Florida, October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Marc Serota
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NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Wilma taken on October 24, 2005, as the large and powerful storm crosses the Florida Peninsula after making landfall as a major Category Three hurricane. Hurricane Wilma crashed into Florida on Monday, swamping the popular tourist island Key West and hammering the densely populated Miami-Fort Lauderdale area after killing 17 people in a rampage through the Caribbean. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/NOAA/ Handout
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Maurice Rodriguez is propelled on his skateboard by the winds from Hurricane Wilma in Miami, Florida October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Huge waves break over Havana's light tower October 24, 2005. Roaring seas in the wake of Hurricane Wilma sent massive waves crashing over Havana's sea wall on Monday, flooding shoreline neighborhoods and paralyzing the city of 2 million. REUTERS/Daniel LeClair
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A man drives a swamp buggy through the completely flooded town of Everglades City in Florida, after Hurricane Wilma hit, October 24, 2005. Everglades City took a direct hit from the storm as it came ashore. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Bruce Minton (R), daughter Leah, and dog Molly ride their swamp buggy through the completely flooded town of Everglades City, Florida after Hurricane Wilma hit October 24, 2005. Everglades City took a direct hit from the storm as it came ashore. Hurricane Wilma crashed into Florida on Monday, swamping the popular tourist island Key West and hammering the densely populated Miami-Fort Lauderdale area after killing 17 people in a rampage through the Caribbean. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Ashley Meehan shields his eyes from wind driven sand from Hurricane Wilma on a beach in Miami, Florida October 24, 2005. Hurricane Wilma crashed ashore in southwest Florida and roared across the peninsula, pounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on Monday after slamming Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and killing 17 people in the Caribbean. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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