Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean Islands Suffer 'Total Destruction', Mexico Braces for Impact

At least eight people were reported dead and hundreds of thousands left without power after Hurricane Beryl hit three small islands in the eastern Caribbean.
Beryl caused significant damage to public buildings, homes, private facilities, agriculture, natural environment, boats, marinas and the electrical grid in Grenada.
Beryl was moving towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 3 storm with dangerous storm surges and hurricane-force winds expected.
Hurricane Beryl was a powerful Category 5 storm that brought near 'total destruction' to parts of the Caribbean in early July 2024.
Residents in Jamaica emerged from shelters to find a devastated landscape with damaged homes and roads covered with toppled utility poles and foliage. Southwest St. Elizabeth was hit particularly hard.
Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean Islands Suffer 'Total Destruction', Mexico Braces for Impact

Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 5 storm, brought near 'total destruction' to parts of the Caribbean as it made its way across the Atlantic in early July 2024. The storm left widespread damage and devastation in its wake, with at least eight people reported dead and hundreds of thousands left without power.

The earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, Beryl first hit three small islands in the eastern Caribbean, where about 90% of buildings and homes were destroyed or damaged. The storm then moved on to Jamaica on Wednesday, causing widespread outages and damage before passing over the Cayman Islands.

Beryl's impact was felt across the region, with Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell reporting 'total destruction' in Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The storm also caused significant damage to public buildings, homes, private facilities, agriculture, natural environment, boats, marinas and the electrical grid in Grenada.

After leaving the Caribbean behind, Beryl was moving towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 3 storm. The Mexican authorities were taking no chances and had deployed over 13,000 workers and members of the armed forces along with rescue dogs, mobile kitchens and water-treatment plants in Quintana Roo to prepare for the storm's arrival.

In Jamaica, residents emerged from shelters to find a devastated landscape with damaged homes and roads covered with toppled utility poles and foliage. Southwest St. Elizabeth, known as the country's bread basket, was hit particularly hard.

Beryl is expected to make landfall in Mexico on Friday morning, bringing dangerous storm surges and hurricane-force winds.



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    • Hurricane Beryl passed just south of the Cayman Islands, bringing hurricane-force winds and a storm surge.
    • Next landfall will likely be on the Yucatan Peninsula where major resort areas such as Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum are under hurricane warnings.
    • Beryl could make landfall just south of Cancun on Friday morning with winds of up to 80 mph.
    • Damage has been reported primarily in southwestern Jamaica after Beryl battered the island, with about half of the island still without power as of Thursday evening.
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    • Hurricane Beryl is moving towards the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
    • Hurricane Beryl is a Category 5 storm that brought near 'total destruction' to parts of the Caribbean.
    • About 90% of buildings and homes on three small islands in the eastern Caribbean were destroyed or damaged when Beryl made landfall.
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    • Hurricane Beryl is moving towards the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
    • Current predicted path for Hurricane Beryl is towards the Yucatan Peninsula.
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    • Hurricane Beryl is a Category 5 storm that brought near 'total destruction' to parts of the Caribbean.
    • About 90% of buildings and homes on three small islands in the eastern Caribbean were destroyed or damaged when Beryl made landfall.
    • Beryl hit Jamaica on Wednesday, causing widespread outages and damage before passing over the Cayman Islands.
    • Two deaths have been reported in Jamaica and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power after Beryl hit the island.
    • Beryl caused 'total destruction' to Carriacou and Petite Martinique in Grenada, with damage to public buildings, homes, private facilities, agriculture, natural environment, boats, marinas and the electrical grid.
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    The author uses the phrase 'total destruction' and 'complete devastation' multiple times to describe the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. These are exaggerations and do not accurately reflect the situation. They are intended to evoke a strong emotional response from readers. This is an example of inflammatory rhetoric.
    • Having seen it myself, there is really nothing that can prepare you to see this level of destruction.
    • It is almost Armageddon-like, almost total damage and destruction of all buildings, whether they be public buildings, homes or private facilities.
    • complete devastation and destruction of agriculture and the natural environment
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    • At least eight people have been reported dead after Hurricane Beryl left islands flattened and communities inundated in the Caribbean
    • Residents of Mitchell Town in Jamaica emerged from shelters to find a devastated landscape with damaged homes and roads covered with toppled utility poles and foliage
    • Southwest St. Elizabeth in Jamaica, known as the country’s bread basket, was hit particularly hard
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    • Damage has been reported primarily in southwestern Jamaica after Beryl battered the island, with about half of the island still without power as of Thursday evening.
    • About 90% of buildings and homes on three small islands in the eastern Caribbean were destroyed or damaged when Beryl made landfall.
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