<P> In January 2006, artists were invited to exhibit sculptures inspired by the storm in an outdoor exhibit at Fort Zachary Taylor near the new NWS hurricane and weather forecasting center in Key West, Florida . </P> <P> By late - September 2010, roughly $9.2 billion had been paid for more than 1 million insurance claims that had been filed throughout Florida in relation to Hurricane Wilma . </P> <P> The popular Mexican resort towns of Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, and Cancún all suffered significant damage from Wilma, causing a major loss of tourism income . The MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2005 was to be held Wednesday, October 19 at the Xcaret Eco Park (close to Playa del Carmen) in Quintana Roo, Mexico . The 2005 edition of these awards was postponed, however, because of the approach of Hurricane Wilma toward the Mexican Riviera Maya . MTV had moved the date from October 20 to 19 in an attempt to avoid the hurricane, but eventually decided to cancel the show . The 2005 edition eventually took place using a modified format on December 22 . </P> <P> The United States offered emergency aid to Cuba, and to the surprise of the State Department, the Cuban government accepted . Many times in the past, including during Hurricane Dennis, the U.S. offered aid, but the Cuban government declined . The State Department sent three damage assessors to Havana to determine their needs . </P>

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