Tourists flee as Felix nears Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift Monday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. But thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along a swampy coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall. Dean bears down on Mexico's oil industry Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula Tuesday, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of Mexico's oil industry. Glitzy resorts on the Mayan Riviera were spared, but vulnerable Mayan villages were exposed to the full fury of one of history's most intense storms. Taiwan lashes China for blocking WHO observer role TAIPEI - Taiwan has slammed China for blocking its bid to attend a World Health Organisation meeting as an observer, saying the move could further sour ties and posed a serious health risk as the world battles to contain bird flu.