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Caribbean prepares as Hurricane Beryl becomes earliest category 4 on record
‘Extremely dangerous’ storm approaches south-east Caribbean, where officials urge people to take shelter
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm as it approaches the south-east Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.
Beryl had strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Sunday morning, becoming the first major hurricane east of the Lesser Antilles on record for June, according to Philip Klotzbach, Colorado State University hurricane researcher.
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Hurricane Beryl upgraded to Category 4, earliest on record
Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean Sea grew to a Category 4 storm on Sunday, becoming the earliest such storm on record. Beryl is threatening to bring extremely dangerous winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands. The storm has sustained ... -
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Hours after making landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday as it moved west the Caribbean on a path forecast to bring it near Jamaica, officials said.
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