2024-07-08 22:41:15
- Author, Kathryn Armstrong and Brandon Drennon
- role, BBC News
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At least 4 people have died after Hurricane Beryl slammed into southeast Texas, leaving more than two million homes without power and causing heavy rain, flooding and gusty winds.
When it reached the southern state on Monday morning, Beryl was a hurricane category 1although it was later downgraded to a tropical storm.
Officials warned that the system would bring destructive winds, as well as heavy rain and “dangerous” storm surge.
More than 1,000 flights at Houston’s largest airport.
Meanwhile, the state governor’s office has repeatedly urged residents not to underestimate the storm, which had left at least 10 dead in the Caribbean just days before.
A 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman died in separate events, after trees fell on their homes due to the storm’s winds. The local press talks about two more deaths.
Strength of Beryl
According to AccuWeather, Force majeure hurricanes rarely affect Texas At this time of year.
In the Houston area, Beryl’s sustained winds reached 120 km/h with gusts to 140 km/h.
The storm is expected to lose strength as it gradually moves northeast, but there is still a risk of flooding and heavy rain.
Due to bad weather, too Tornado warnings issued for dozens of counties in Texas and Louisiana.
Subtitle, Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane to form in the Atlantic hurricane season.
The ports of Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City were closed, meaning exports may be temporarily suspended.
More of it 2,000 rescuers prepared to deal with the consequences of Beryl, including members of the Texas National Guard.
Beryl walks away
It is expected that Beryl moves east through the central states of the United States, including Mississippi.
Along the way, it is likely to pass through central and western Texas, areas currently experiencing moderate to severe levels of drought.
Beryl is an unprecedented storm, becoming the category 5 hurricane earliest ever recorded in the Atlantic.
Subtitle, Beryl prompted tornado warnings in dozens of counties in Texas and Louisiana.
In the Caribbean it left a trail of destruction, particularly affecting islands such as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mayreau and Union, and Grenada.
The storm was one of the most powerful to ever hit Jamaica, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.
And before he reached Texas he hit the east coast of Mexico.
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