Hurricane Dean Is Category Five: 155 MPH Winds, 210 Miles Away From Mexico

Hurricane Dean Is Category Five: 155 MPH Winds, 210 Miles Away From Mexico

Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos de Mexico, said it was evacuating all of its more than 18,000 offshore workers in the southern Gulf of Mexico, which includes the giant Cantarell oil field. Dozens of historically significant Mayan sites also were emptied.

Dean -- which has killed at least 12 people across the Caribbean -- quickly picked up strength after brushing Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

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