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Hurricane Beryl Powers Towards Mexico, Cayman Islands After Battering Jamaica

July 4, 2024 admin

The storm has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, killing at least seven people Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Beryl powered towards Mexico and the Cayman Islands early Thursday, threatening strong winds and a storm surge after battering Jamaica’s southern coast. Beryl weakened to a Category 3 storm overnight, sustaining winds of 125 miles (200…

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Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean

July 3, 2024 admin

Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of the water and workers dismantled roadside advertising boards to…

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Hurricane Beryl: Indian team’s departure from Barbados delayed

July 3, 2024 admin

India’s team celebrate with the winning trophy after defeating South Africa in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket, the final match between India and South Africa. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team’s departure from the Caribbean island has been delayed as the charter flight is yet to arrive…

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Hurricane Beryl Wreaks Havoc, Turns To Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic

July 3, 2024 admin

Beryl felled power lines and unleashed flash floods across smaller islands. KINGSTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE: Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean. Tropical storm conditions were expected on…

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Hurricane Beryl Kills 5 In Caribbean, Hurtles Towards Jamaica

July 2, 2024 admin

Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean. Though expected to weaken slightly later Tuesday, the hurricane…

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Hurricane Beryl ‘extremely dangerous’ as it gains strength in Caribbean

July 2, 2024 admin

Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on July 1, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists argue that climate change likely added to how quickly the unusually fierce, early storm formed. Beryl struck the southeastern Caribbean at Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson five-point scale, spiraling toward the Caribbean’s…

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Hurricane Beryl Strengthens To Category 5 Storm After Hitting Caribbean

July 2, 2024 admin

Beryl has now developed into a “potentially catastrophic” hurricane. Bridgetown, Barbados: Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a top-level category 5 storm late Monday after it swept across several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rain and unleashing devastating winds. Beryl is now the earliest category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record, and has developed…

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Victorious Team India’s return journey: Airport will open in ‘next six to 12 hours’ says Barbados PM

July 2, 2024 admin

India captain Rohit Sharma poses with the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy. | Photo Credit: PTI The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team is set to fly home aboard a charter flight on Tuesday, July 2 evening after Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said she expects the airport here to become operational in…

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Hurricane Beryl strengthens into a Category 4 storm as it nears the southeast Caribbean

June 30, 2024 admin

Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Beryl’s center is expected…

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2024’s First Hurricane, ‘Beryl’, Bears Down On Caribbean

June 30, 2024 admin

A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher. Bridgetown: Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Sunday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl — currently churning in the…

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