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Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica after leaving ‘Armageddon-like’ trail in Grenada
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Jamaican PM says worst is yet to come as category 4 storm hits southern coast after causing at least seven deaths in region
Hurricane Beryl has hit Jamaica after leaving an “Armageddon-like” trail of devastation in Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and killing at least seven people across the region.
The category 4 storm hit the island’s southern coast on Wednesday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 140mph (225km/h), pummeling communities and knocking out communications as emergency groups evacuated people in flood-prone communities.
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