MEXICO-HURRICANE WILMA

Residents search for belongings in the coastal hotel's area of Cancun 23 October 2005, after being hit by Hurricane Wilma. Although heavy rains had subsided as the hurricane drifted northeast, strong winds continued to blow and local officials said public services in the region had been devastated. Looters on Sunday seized upon the chaos after Wilma to raid electrical, clothing and food stores in that Mexican resort city. Scores of people waded through flooded streets to steal televisions, washing machines, bicycles and other household goods and food from shops in the aftermath of the storm. Mexican authorities said eight people were reported killed and two remained missing on the Yucatan peninsula as a result of the storm. AFP PHOTO/Omar TORRES