
© NOAAHurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024.
Hurricane Beryl is heading towards Jamaica after at least six people were killed when the storm tore through the Caribbean islands on Monday.
The storm was upgraded to Category 5 overnight - the highest level of hurricane warning after
winds were recorded at 165mph.After making landfall on the Grenadines, the storm left behind a path of "immense destruction, pain (and) suffering", said Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves.
Three people were reported to have died in Grenada and Carriacou and another in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said.
Two other deaths were reported in northern Venezuela, where five people are missing.
One of those killed in Grenada died after a tree fell on a house, according to Kerryne James, minister of climate resilience, environment, and renewable energy.
Beryl is expected to hit Jamaica early on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening winds and a storm surge that could be almost two and a half metres above typical tide levels.