Beryl, the first hurricane of the year, threatens the southeastern Caribbean

by times news cr

2024-07-04 13:59:59

Beryl, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season 2024, moved yesterday towards the southeastern Caribbean, while residents were urged to finalize preparations before the arrival on land of the ““extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm.

He US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that the hurricane, which yesterday moved in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 kilometers southeast of Barbados, is creating a “very dangerous situation“and asked residents of the region to heed the instructions of their governments and emergency managements. Martinique, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, prepare for their arrival.

According to experts from the NHC, A storm this powerful at the start of hurricane season, which began in early June, is extremely rare.

“Only five major hurricanes (Category 3+) have occurred in the Atlantic before the first week of July. Beryl would be the sixth and the earliest to appear in this end of the tropical Atlantic,” the expert wrote. Michael Lowry.

2024-07-04 13:59:59

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