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Deadly Hurricane Beryl Breaks Records as It Heads for the Caribbean

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A fisherman looks at fishing boats damaged by Hurricane Beryl at Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados.
A fisherman looks at fishing boats damaged by Hurricane Beryl at Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)

Hurricane Beryl was heading toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands as a Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, packing sustained winds of 145 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. Beryl made landfall on several Caribbean islands earlier this week, causing extensive damage and multiple deaths.

Residents in the Caribbean have been advised to stay home as the storm is expected to bring “life-threatening wind gusts” and flooding.

Beryl first made landfall late Monday morning in the Windward Islands, including Grenada, the Grenadines and Carriacou Island. The hurricane also wreaked havoc on the islands of Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, knocking out power and destroying homes and businesses. At its peak, Beryl was the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record and the second strongest Atlantic storm ever recorded in July, with sustained winds at one point reaching 165 mph.

“The situation is grim,” Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said at a news conference on Tuesday. “There is no power and almost total destruction of homes and buildings across the island. Roads are impassable and in many cases closed due to the amount of debris strewn across the streets.”

People walk past properties damaged by Hurricane Beryl on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.People walk past properties damaged by Hurricane Beryl on Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A tree lies on the roof of a house in Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.A tree lies on the roof of a house in Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A tree lies on the roof of a house in Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (Lucanus Ollivierre/AP)
A fisherman throws a rope over boats damaged by Hurricane Beryl at Bridgetown Fisheries, Barbados.A fisherman throws a rope over boats damaged by Hurricane Beryl at Bridgetown Fisheries, Barbados.
A fisherman throws a rope over boats damaged by Hurricane Beryl at Bridgetown Fisheries, Barbados. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)
Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown on Tuesday. (Lucanus Ollivierre/AP)
People assess the damage to a house destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in Ottley Hall, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. People assess the damage to a house destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in Ottley Hall, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
People view the damage to a house destroyed by Hurricane Beryl in Ottley Hall, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (Lucanus Ollivierre/AP)
Several members of the Barbados Armed Forces use shovels to clear sand from a street that has been flooded by seawater.Several members of the Barbados Armed Forces use shovels to clear sand from a street that has been flooded by seawater.
Members of the Barbados Armed Forces clear sand from a street flooded by seawater. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
About a dozen small boats in the water near the shore after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. About a dozen small boats in the water near the shore after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.
Boats in the water after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. (Andrea De Silva/Reuters)
A flooded building surrounded by water in Christ Church, Barbados.A flooded building surrounded by water in Christ Church, Barbados.
A flooded business in Christ Church, Barbados. (Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)
Waves crash against a sea wall after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain.Waves crash against a sea wall after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain.
Waves pound a sea wall after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Port of Spain. (Andrea De Silva/Reuters)
A man uses a broom to clear water from the front of a damaged restaurant in Christ Church. A man uses a broom to clear water from the front of a damaged restaurant in Christ Church.
A man cleans water from a damaged restaurant in Christ Church. (Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images)
Three young people watch by the ocean as a large wave crashes onto the beach.Three young people watch by the ocean as a large wave crashes onto the beach.
Young people watch as Hurricane Beryl moves through Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)

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