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Hurricane Dean's Path of Destruction to Continue

As Hurricane Dean finishes its way across the Caribbean to Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, tourists looking to head to the region have been advised to change their plans.

Things did not fare well for Kingston, Jamaica where Hurricane Dean slammed the capital yesterday and has overall caused for 300,000 Jamaicans to be displaced and the shutdown of airports. However, we did learn that the Sandals Whitehouse resort has been sheltering tourists stranded on the island.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, airlines are adding extra flights to get tourists out of the Cancun and Cozumel area but have shut down any inbound flights. Texas' Gulf Coast may also get hit by Dean later this week and the folks over there are also taking any and all precautions.

Over in St. Lucia, where two landslides caused power outages and the shutdown of a couple of highways, a hotel PR rep lets us know that:

Hurricane Dean has caused limited structural damage to the island of St. Lucia. Specifically, there are several uprooted trees and broken branches, and hotel pools are full of leaves, sand and branches.

But the damages were slight and cleanup has already begun.

We'll be on the lookout for any hotel closings/damages but if you have any of your own Hurricane Hotel updates, please share with the rest of us.

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