Four dead as5 Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc across Caribbean
2 July 2024 at 14:59
Storm moving towards southern Hispaniola and expected to hit Jamaica with βdevastating hurricane-force windsβ on Wednesday
At least four people have died after Hurricane Beryl wreaked βalmost complete destructionβ on small and vulnerable islands in the Caribbean.
The monster hurricane, which is now barrelling towards Jamaica, had strengthened to category 5 status. Although the storm is now back down to a Category 4, the US National Hurricane Center is warning that Beryl is still expected to bring βdevastating hurricane-force windsβ and life-threatening and storm surge to parts of Jamaica as well as the Cayman Islands.
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