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Mexico closes airports due to dangerous hurricane

21 Aug 2007 00:46:42 GMT
Source: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's Cancun and Cozumel airports on the Yucatan Peninsula will close on Monday night because of Hurricane Dean, a government source told Reuters.

The airports, operated by Asur <ASURB.MX> <ASR.N>, will close at 10 p.m. local time (0300 GMT), the source said, adding that an airport in the neighboring state of Campeche will also close because of the storm.

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