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Hurricane Beryl's Devastation: Caribbean Islands in Crisis

The earliest Category 5 hurricane on record has caused severe destruction and fatalities across multiple islands, with Jamaica now in its path.

  • Hurricane Beryl has left at least 17 people dead and caused near-total destruction on several Caribbean islands.
  • Grenada's Carriacou and Petite Martinique saw 98% of buildings damaged or destroyed, with no vegetation left.
  • Jamaica faces life-threatening winds, heavy rains, and potential storm surges as Beryl approaches as a Category 4 storm.
  • Climate scientists link Beryl's unprecedented strength and timing to global warming and the end of the El Niño weather pattern.
  • Beryl is expected to impact the Cayman Islands and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula next, potentially reaching the southern US coast.
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