Beryl barrels on...
Daily Mirror UK|July 03, 2024
Highest-rated hurricane is earliest in year on record
MARTIN FRICKER
Beryl barrels on...

HURRICANE Beryl was last night swirling towards Jamaica after causing death and destruction elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Residents were told to prepare to evacuate ahead of life-threatening 165mph winds and catastrophic storm surges from the Category 5 hurricane, the most serious rating. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said: "I am encouraging all Jamaicans to take the hurricane as a serious threat."

Beryl formed earlier in the year than any other Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters.

This story is from the July 03, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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