The Category 5 storm has has already made landfall in other islands including Grenada and Barbados
At least six people have died in the Caribbean as Hurricane Beryl ripped through open waters as it made its way towards Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Category 5 storm is expected to hit Jamaica on today , having already made landfall in the southeast Caribbean.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “Weather projections forecast a major hurricane to hit Jamaica, possible as early as the morning of Wednesday 3 July. International and domestic airports are closed from 2200 local on Tuesday 2 July, and will only reopen when assessed safe to do so. “
A tropical storm warning was in place for the entire southern coast of Hispaniola, an island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As the storm barrelled through the Caribbean Sea, rescue crews in the southeast Caribbean fanned out across the region to determine the extent of the damage that Hurricane Beryl inflicted after landing on Carriacou, an island in Grenada, as a Category 4 storm.
Mr Mitchell added: “The possibility that there may be more fatalities remains a grim reality as movement is still highly restricted.”
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