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Hurricane Beryl continues passage through Caribbean after battering Jamaica

Destinations
Ilaria Grasso Macola
4 July 2024

Hurricane Beryl is continuing its passage through the Caribbean after bringing 145mph winds and heavy rain to Jamaica on Wednesday (3 July).

Beryl is now heading for the Gulf of Mexico (Credit: Met Office)

Despite being downgraded from a category five to a category four storm, Beryl has left a trail of destruction in its wake, inflicting serious damage on Grenada’s sister islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, as well as in Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

In Jamaica, islanders are assessing the damage after Beryl brought down power lines and forced authorities to enact curfew and evacuation orders. A flash flooding warning is also in place.