Hurricane Beryl Roars Through the Caribbean: Photos and Video
A look at the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl as it lashes its way across the region.
In photos and video
Hurricane Roars Through the Caribbean
A look at the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl as it lashes its way across the region.
In photos and video
Hurricane Beryl moved past Jamaica on Wednesday and headed toward the Cayman Islands after carving a path of destruction through the Caribbean, killing at least seven people, destroying houses and snapping trees in half.
The hurricane first hit Carriacou, a small island north of Grenada, on Monday morning where it flattened the island in just half an hour, while also causing extreme damage to neighboring Petite Martinique. Rescue crews departed Grenada on Tuesday morning to deliver supplies to both islands and assess the destruction.
Carriacou is known for its coral reefs and diving spots, while people on Petite Martinique are mostly involved in fishing and boat building. The two islands have a combined population of roughly 6,000, according to government data.
On Wednesday morning, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands braced themselves as Beryl, a Category 4, headed its way.
The storm was an anomaly in what has already been an unusually busy storm season, which extends until the end of November. When it developed into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, it was the third major hurricane ever in the Atlantic Ocean in June — and the first time a Category 4 materialized this early there in the season.
The storm continued to set records, becoming the first ever Atlantic storm to grow into a Category 5 this early in the season, according to Philip Klotzbach, a Colorado State University meteorologist who specializes in tropical cyclones.
The storm’s rapid strengthening was a direct result of above-average sea surface temperatures, as well as a harbinger of what might be coming this hurricane season. A hurricane that intensifies faster can be more dangerous because it gives people in areas projected to be affected less time to prepare and evacuate.
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Strong winds batter palm trees in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
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Flooded streets in Kingston, Jamaica.
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A destroyed dock at a marina in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
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Residents of Union Island evacuated to Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Boats are piled on top of one another in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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A beach covered in garbage after the passage of Hurricane Beryl, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Residents walking amid the debris of damaged buildings in Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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People purchasing supplies at a grocery store ahead of Hurricane Beryl’s landfall.
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Boats moved from the water for safety, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Punta Allen, Mexico.
Tuesday
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Destruction in Petite Martinique, Grenada.
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A damaged house missing its roof in Sauteurs, Grenada.
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A resident removing mud after floods swept through Cumanacoa, Venezuela.
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Waves crashing on the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Workers chopping an uprooted tree in St. James, Barbados.
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A satellite image shows Hurricane Beryl hurtling toward Jamaica.
Monday
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The coast line in Oistins, Barbados, after Hurricane Beryl passed over.
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Waves strand a boat on the shores of St. Vincent.
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Damage in Soufrière, St. Lucia.
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People positioning a trailer to move a boat from the street near St. James, Barbados.
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Damaged outdoor furniture in Christ Church, Barbados.
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Streets within Bay Garden, a popular attraction in Oistins, Barbados, were covered in debris.
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Damaged fishing vessels clog a harbor after Hurricane Beryl passed through the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados.
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Long lines at a grocery store in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Braving a walk down a pier in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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The airport in Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago, where a flight board showed several cancellations, and a leak in the roof closed off a portion of the floor.
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Strong winds and waves crashing onto Dover Beach in Christ Church, Barbados.
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