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The Cayman Islands are bracing for Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 3 storm, to pass by on Thursday with 115mph winds and dangerous storm surge as it moves away from Jamaica.
Beryl is due to bring hurricane-force winds, dangerous storm surge and flooding to the Cayman Islands in the coming hours before moving over portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize.
Hurricane Beryl has killed at least ten people. Two of those killed — the first in St George’s, Grenada and the second in Hanover, Jamaica — died after hurricane-force winds knocked trees onto their homes.
Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica on Wednesday, knocking out power to 400,000 customers and destroying buildings. While the storm is moving away, rainfall and flash-flooding still pose a risk on the island.
Grenada was also left with “unimaginable” destruction after the storm passed through Monday, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said, damaging or destroying 98 percent of buildings in the nation of 6,000.
While the storm is expected to weaken later this week, it will likely remain a major hurricane. Hurricane Beryl has the potential to hit southern Texas and Louisiana over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Shocking aerial photos show widespread devastation as Hurricane Beryl moves through Caribbean
Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 16:54
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Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 16:32
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Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 16:15
Hurricane Beryl death toll rises to ten
Hurricane Beryl has killed at least ten people after devastating Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week.
At least two of those killed — the first in St George’s, Grenada and the second in Hanover, Jamaica — died after hurricane-force winds knocked trees onto their homes.
“It’s terrible. Everything’s gone. I’m in my house and scared,” Amoy Wellington of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica told Reuters. “It’s a disaster.”
Hurricane Beryl caused widespread destruction in Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week.
The storm left 400,000 people in Jamaica without power on Wednesday after flattening Grenada’s Carriacou Island in half an hour on Monday.
Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 16:00
Mapped: Hurricane Beryl powers through Caribbean islands as Category 3 storm
The storm continues to be a “major hurricane” after it got downgraded to Category 3 hurricane on Thursday morning, packing maximum sustained winds of 120mph (195kph).
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Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 15:45
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Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 15:30
Mexico evacuates sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Beryl
Mexican officials are evacuating sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl’s expected overnight, the Associated Press reports.
For some eggs, experts are transferring them to safer areas. In other cases, experts are creating corrals with sandbags to keep the eggs safe where they were laid, the outlet reports.
“Look, it’s not the best thing to do, but we are facing an emergency in which if they don’t take them out, they all could be lost,” biologist Graciela Tiburcio told the AP.
“In a normal situation this would not be right, because this will surely cause mortality,” Tiburcio continued. “There will be a lower rate of hatched eggs, that is the reality. But it’s also a reality that if the nests are left there, they’ll all be lost.”
Katie Hawkinson4 July 2024 15:15
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