Beryl, now at Category 2 strength, has left behind a deadly trail of destruction across several smaller Caribbean islands over the past few days
Representative Image: Hurricane Beryl took aim at some of Mexico’s top tourist resorts on Thursday after churning past the Cayman Islands. Photo: Reuters
Hurricane Beryl took aim at some of Mexico’s top tourist resorts on Thursday after churning past the Cayman Islands and belting Jamaica with winds that tore apart buildings and uprooted trees.
Beryl, now at Category 2 strength, has left behind a deadly trail of destruction across several smaller Caribbean islands over the past few days.
Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp It had crossed over the Cayman Islands and was on a path to strike the Mexican beach resort of Tulum, on the Yucatan peninsula’s eastern coast, on Thursday night or early Friday.
Cancun’s international airport was packed with tourists hoping to catch the last flights out. Around 100 flights were canceled, the state’s governor said on social media.
The unusually fierce, early hurricane was located about 200 miles (322 km) west of Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands that make up the British territory, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Caymanian officials issued the all clear on Thursday after the storm spared them the worst.
« We had ever confidence that the Lord would hear our prayer, and I am absolutely delighted to say that he has delivered us yet another time », Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly said on Thursday.
Authorities say at least 11 people have died, a number that could rise, especially as communications are restored on islands devastated by extensive flooding and powerful winds.
