Hurricane Beryl: A Category 5 Fury in the Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, causing significant damage in the southeastern Caribbean. The hurricane made landfall on Carriacou in Grenada, resulting in the death of one person and major property damages, with communication largely down. It is expected to approach Jamaica on Wednesday.

Hurricane Beryl has intensified to a Category 5 storm as it continues its destructive path across the southeastern Caribbean islands.

On Monday, Beryl devastated homes by ripping off doors, windows, and roofs after making landfall on Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, driven by exceptionally warm waters.

Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell confirmed the storm resulted in one fatality, and efforts to assess the full extent of the damage on Carriacou and Petite Martinique have been hampered by communication breakdowns. Initial reports indicate significant destruction.

Late Monday, Beryl's wind speeds increased to 160 mph (260 kph), with further fluctuations in strength expected in the coming days.

The hurricane was located about 510 miles (825 kilometers) east-southeast of Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic, moving west-northwest at 22 mph (33 kph), and is projected to near Jamaica by Wednesday.

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