Edited sentence: 1000's of workers repaired the damage and cleared the streets across the region.However, sensationalistic journalists were wrong and Playa tidied itself up within weeks.Initial reports indicate Playa del Carmen has sustained catastrophic damage as a result of Hurricane Wilma in October 2005, and was already damaged from Hurricane Emily three months previous.It's now November and 5th Avenue is bustling again, there's new growth on the trees and tourists are back on the beaches