BBC reports that President Calderon will leave summit early in anticipation of Dean...

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"Inside the hotel it is really bad, every 10 or 15 minutes you can hear windows shattering and people are coming out of their rooms in panic," she said.

City officials said there were power outages as the wind knocked over trees and sent debris flying through the air.

Ernesto Calzada from Quintana Roo radio and TV told the BBC: "I looked out of my office window and saw an enormous tree close by topple over."

Further south, in Belize City, officials closed the hospitals and urged people to head inland, saying the town's shelters were not strong enough to withstand the hurricane.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who is attending a trade summit in Canada, said that he would leave on Tuesday after a meeting with his US and Canadian counterparts.

BBC



C'mon, Felly! Forget the hurricane and let's partaaaay!