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Hurricane Beryl strengthens to category 5 storm as it ‘flattens’ island in Grenada
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The hurricane has already made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou, ripping off roofs with 240km/h winds
Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the south-eastern Caribbean.
In a post on X, the National Hurricane Center said “Beryl Becomes a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane In the Eastern Caribbean. Expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica later this week.”
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