Storm Beryl has been raging over the Atlantic for over a week, propelled by unusually warm waters to become the earliest Category 5 storm.
It wrecked Caribbean islands such as Barbados and Jamaica, with a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines nearly completely obliterated. It blasted into Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Friday and hit Texas on Monday, each time regaining strength overseas.
From The Caribbean To Texas, Hurricane Beryl Leaves A Trail Of Destruction
A Category 1 hurricane, It made landfall in Texas, bringing high wind and rain that toppled trees and power lines.
Boarded-up windows lined the suburbs. Cars became stuck on flooded roadways. Due to a lack of electricity, residents remained confined to their houses and hotels.
After the storm passed, numerous residents helped clear roads of tree branches and other debris.
Before making its way to Texas, it wreaked devastation in Tulum, Mexico, knocking out electricity to tens of thousands as a Category 2 hurricane blasted across the region.
Wind and rain battered the beachfront city on Friday. Residents sought shelter in schools and hotels as officials patrolled beaches to evacuate residents and visitors.
Those displaced could find relief — and food — at shelters, with the army organizing soup kitchens. Others attempted to travel through highly flooded streets.
However, Beryl wreaked the most havoc in the Caribbean, decimating entire towns and islands. The Category 5 hurricane tore roofs off homes and ruined and twisted boats on shorelines. Debris-laden waves slammed into the sand.
From The Caribbean To Texas, Hurricane Beryl Leaves A Trail Of Destruction
In Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, an arena has been turned into a shelter with rows of thin cots and blankets.
Beryl’s destruction will take months, perhaps not years, to reconstruct and recover from.
SOURCE | AP
