Hurricane Emily death toll up to 8

Hurricane Emily lashed beach resorts on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where thousands of tourists were evacuated or took refuge in shelters while the storm toll across the Caribbean rose to eight dead.

The 215 kilometer (135 mile) an hour winds tore down trees and power lines but no casualties were immediately reported in the coastal resorts around Cancun -- renowned for its Palm tree lined beaches.

Emily is blamed for 8 deaths in the Caribbean, five of them in Jamaica.

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