4 die in Jamaica; hurricane's outer winds brushing Yucatan peninsula.
Photo: Tourists wait outside of their hotel to be taken to temporary shelters in Cancun, Mexico on Sunday.
Jittery tourists clutching pillows streamed out of beachside hotels and headed inland Sunday as Hurricane Emily's outer winds lashed the Yucatan peninsula at speeds of 145 mph. Earlier, the storm sideswiped Jamaica, where four people were swept away in a car.
Two people also were killed in a helicopter crash on the Gulf of Mexico as more than 15,500 workers were evacuated from offshore oil platforms.
The Category 4 storm pounded Jamaica's southern coast, then made a jag to the south sparing the Cayman Islands before setting course for Mexico. The storm was expected to land near Cancun Sunday night or early Monday.
