News: Hurricane Emily (17 July 2005)

Hurricane Emily is expected to pass over Mérida on Monday. IMO participants are safely sheltered in windowless safe rooms in the IMO hotels which are the strongest buildings in the area and serve as evacuation centres for the surrounding area. Further news will be added to this site when available, but the hurricane may bring down communications links from Mérida.

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