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Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 3, 2024
HURRICANE BERYL ripped off roofs in Jamaica, turned over fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95 per cent of homes on a pair of islands in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday before rumbling toward the Cayman Islands.
The storm is now hurtling towards Mexico’s Caribbean coast after leaving at least seven dead in its wake.
Beryl’s eye wall brushed by Jamaica’s southern coast on Wednesday afternoon knocking out power and ripping roofs off homes. Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that Jamaica had not seen the “worst of what could possibly happen.
JAMES NALTON previews the Three Lions' round of 16 clash against the co-hosts in Mexico City
Hurricanes might have natural causes but the tragedy that follows is entirely human-made and a consequence of capitalist greed, asserts ROGER McKENZIE
