Hurricane Beryl is over Jamaica right now.
The center of Hurricane Beryl churned menacingly toward Jamaica on Wednesday, after uprooting trees, ripping off roofs and destroying farms as it forged a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller islands in the Caribbean.
The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane increased to at least seven, but it is widely expected to rise as communications come back online across drenched islands damaged by flooding and deadly winds.
“Everything is destroyed, there’s nothing else in Palm Island,” said Katie Rosiak, the general manager of the Palm Island Resort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, one of the hardest-hit areas in the eastern Caribbean.
Apparently category four winds are so extreme they uproot or snap most trees isolating affected areas and preventing first responders from being able to access the area after it’s passed.