PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Hurricane Emily ripped roofs off luxury hotels along Mexico's Mayan Riviera, stranded thousands of tourists and left hundreds of local residents homeless Monday, forcing many to remain in crowded, leaky shelters.

Residents of Yucatan Peninsula resorts, including Playa del Carmen and Tulum, began wading through knee-deep floodwaters to assess damage under a light drizzle, as the storm barreled west into the Gulf of Mexico.

Its gotta suck to be driven from your home by a hurricane. But its gotta suck even more to have the Associated Press write a story about your plight and illustrate it with a picture of you sleeping in a shelter with your hand down your pants.






Now that's embarrassing.