Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it moved towards Jamaica late Monday, after the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season caused devastation in parts of the eastern Caribbean.
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In its latest advisory, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl has become a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm in the eastern Caribbean with maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph.
After wreaking havoc in the eastern Caribbean islands—including Grenada, Barbados, Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and St. Lucia—a hurricane warning is now in effect in Jamaica, as the storm is expected to pass near the island country on Wednesday.
The NHC’s forecast warns of “life-threatening winds and storm surge” in Jamaica, along with 4 to 8 inches and potential flash flooding.
The devastating hurricane has claimed at least one life in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the country’s Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said on Monday night.
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