Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica | BBC News
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Published 2024-07-04
The category four storm brought winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) on Jamaica's southern coast.
Social media photos show floodwater pouring down streets, with roofs ripped off by the wind.
The storm has killed at least seven people so far as it sweeps across the Caribbean. It has now been downgraded to a category three storm, and is due to make landfall in Mexico later on Friday.
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All Comments (21)
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sending love and positivity to jamaica from kenya
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Stay safe Jamaica, love from Canada β₯
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Just left Jamaica!! Bless all of u guys!! Sending prayers to you. WE (tourists) will be back, and we will always support your beautiful islands!! Headed to Cancun middle of month. Prayers up Cancun!!
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Jamaicans are so awesome, beautiful culture and food. Sending prayers from the US ππΎ
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I love how that tourist spoke on his experience with how rose hall handled the situation. It was very positive and honest.
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I've worked with many Jamaicans here in Canada, I'm from Europe but very nice people and cheerful, I love when I've visited Jamaica. The entire Caribbean is a beautiful area in this world.
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It's 3:33 AM. It's quiet. Not even raining, no wind. I hope the worst has passed
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My family are from st Elizabeth, Prayers to all jamaciansππ¬π§
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Give thanks wi mek it ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
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The tourist said he was at the Hilton, 20 minutes east of Montego Bay. Thatβs on the northern side of the island, away from the worst of the storm, probably at least 40 to 50 miles from where the center of the storm passed. Not surprising the damage was minimal there. It is not indicative of what happened on the southern coast of Jamaica. But it looks like the storm passed a little to the south, keeping the worst of it away from the island.
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Sending love in Jamaica
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From "Spain Side" Jamaica. Coast line areas should be evacuated π inland areas received minimal damage. We got spared for the most part
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Prayers for Jamaica
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'Every little thing gonna be alright.' πΆ - Bob Marley β
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Be safe everyone π
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My country aswellπ¬π©
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My sweet sweet jamaica im praying for youπ―π²
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It has come and gone, giving thanks, my water and light is back 0:12
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It's something that we in the Caribbean live with every season..but this was seriously different.
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Thanks Curtis for your unbiased account of the situation and loads of fun to you and family. Irie.
