CANCUN, Mexico - Hurricane Wilma drifted northward away from the Yucatan peninsula Sunday morning but furious winds and rain were still punishing Mexico's Caribbean coastline, where the storm killed at least seven people.

At 5 a.m. EDT Sunday, Wilma was a Category 2 hurricane with winds near 100 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicted the storm would significantly pick up speed on Sunday and sideswipe Cuba before slamming into Florida.

In Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, flood waters forced tourists in hotels and shelters to climb to higher floors on Saturday, as Wilma ripped away storefronts and peeled back roofs in Cancun.

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