P-au-P., July 3, 2024 [AlterPresse] — The departments located on the southern coast of Haiti are on orange alert and those less exposed, on yellow alert, on the occasion of the passage in the Caribbean Sea of the powerful hurricane Beryl of category 5, then reduced to 4, according to information gathered by AlterPresse.
As rains and winds are recorded in the affected regions of the southwest, south, southeast as well as the west, east and part of the north, the authorities ask the population to strictly observe safety instructions.
Meteorological and civil protection officials, as well as Prime Minister Garry Conille, are urging the population, among other things, not to venture across flooded rivers, to reinforce the roofs of houses, to keep animals away from flood zones and to protect their important documents.
A video message from Garry Conille, who is travelling in the United States, was released by his office on social media.
7 dead and considerable damage in the Caribbean
Beryl is set to hit Jamaica and then the Cayman Islands on Wednesday July 29 after killing at least seven people and causing considerable destruction in the south-eastern Caribbean, the American Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned.
Three deaths have been recorded in Venezuela, three other people have been killed in Grenada, as well as one in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in the last few hours, reports AFP.
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In the Dominican Republic, massive waves crashed onto the shore of the capital Santo Domingo, agency photographers reported.
Beryl could hit Jamaica as a Category 3 or 4 storm, which could cause significant damage.
In addition to Jamaica, hurricane warnings have also been issued in the Cayman Islands, which Beryl is expected to pass close to or over during the night from Wednesday to Thursday.
Beryl will reach Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday evening.
Although relegated to Category 4 on Tuesday afternoon, this first hurricane of the season was previously classified as Category 5, the highest with winds exceeding 252 km/h and “potentially catastrophic” consequences.
Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded by the U.S. weather service. [apr 03/07/2024 01 :00]
Carte: National Hurricane Center, Miami
