‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Beryl approaching southeast Caribbean as people urged to take shelter

1 July 2024, 06:45

Beryl is now the earliest category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record
Beryl is now the earliest category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record. Picture: Getty
Kieran Kelly

By Kieran Kelly

An "extremely dangerous" hurricane is expected to hit parts of the Caribbean on Monday.

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Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit the Windwards Islands on Monday morning, with warnings in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The National Hurricane Centre said: "This is a very dangerous situation."

"[Hurricane Beryl] is forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge."

Beryl is now the earliest category 4 Atlantic hurricane on record.

People queue outside a bus station in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl
People queue outside a bus station in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, before the arrival of Hurricane Beryl. Picture: Getty

The hurricane is forecast to pass south of Barbados early on Monday morning, before it heads into the Caribbean sea and towards Jamaica.

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Weather officials say the storm will likely have weakened by the middle of the week, though remain a hurricane as it moves towards Mexico.

Many of those who live in the Caribbean still have memories of Hurricane Ivan, which hit the region 20 years ago.

It was the last strongest hurricane that hit the islands, reaching storm level Category 3.

The hurricane caused $26.1 billion worth of damage as it moved through the Caribbean, including Jamaica, before hitting the US.

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