Pastor Winston Alleyne cleans trees felled by Hurricane Beryl at Ottley Hall, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
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Hurricane Beryl has made landfall in Jamaica as a category 4 hurricane. Yesterday it devastated several Caribbean islands, including Grenada.
The Prime Minister, Dickson Mitchell, said there was no power, roads were impassable and the death toll was likely to rise, according to the Associated Press.
Hurricane warnings remain in effect for Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and now the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula from Puerto Costa Mayo to Cancun.
Beryl is the strongest hurricane to form early in the Atlantic Hurricane season, fueled by warm ocean waters.
Jamaica has declared a state of emergency and a curfew has been imposed between 6am and 6pm on Wednesday.
Family members examine the home damaged by Storm Beryl, at Ottley Hall, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
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Refugees from Union Island arrived in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The island, in the Grenadines archipelago, was hit by Hurricane Beryl.
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Residents try to retrieve their belongings from their homes that were flooded after heavy rain caused by Hurricane Beryl on the road from Cumana to Cumanacoa, Sucre State, Venezuela, on July 2, 2024. Hurricane Beryl churned into Jamaica on Tuesday after killing at least five people and causing widespread damage across the southeastern Caribbean, threatening deadly winds and storm surges as it approaches.
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People stand outside flooded houses after a river swelled due to heavy rains after the passage of Hurricane Beryl on the way from Cumana to Cumanacoa, Sucre State, Venezuela, July 2, 2024. Hurricane Beryl hit Jamaica on Tuesday after killing at least five. people and caused widespread destruction in the southeastern Caribbean, threatening deadly winds and storm surges as they approached.
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July 1
Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fishery in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024.
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This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station on Sunday, July 1, 2024. Beryl roared into Jamaica on Wednesday, July 3, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm killed most not six people. and caused significant damage in the southeastern Caribbean.
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A fisherman looks at a fishing boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fishery in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024.
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June 30
A man screws up boards in a shop window in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 30, 2024. Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is a Category 4 “extremely dangerous” storm. Sunday as it threatened the southeastern Caribbean with life-threatening winds and storm surge, U.S. trackers said.
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Vehicles line up at a gas station as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 30.
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People dismantle beach bar awnings in preparation for Hurricane Beryl, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, June 30.
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