Meet Beryl, the “extremely dangerous” hurricane threatening the Caribbean

It is the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic and its intensity keeps the Caribbean on alert. Named as Beryl, the tropical storm has gained excessive strength and, according to meteorologists, has already reached Category 4, which positions it as “extremely dangerous.”

Just as predicted National Hurricane Center (NHC) , This July 1, the hurricane made landfall on the island of Carriacou, in Grenada. The population was therefore invited to take shelter from the violent winds and swells that it brought. And although it will not go directly through there, Colombia maintains a yellow alert in certain areas of its territory, due to the damage that this can cause to the climate.

These are the characteristics of this powerful hurricane which threatens the Caribbean.

A Category 4 hurricane, like Beryl, is “extremely dangerous”: Severe storms, storm surges and winds are potentially deadly and gusts can reach up to 200 kilometres per hour.

This is why Caribbean communities would be in danger.

Beryl advances across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada and Martinique, among others.

During, The inhabitants of the islands are preparing, with great fear, their houses and their provisions to face the phenomenon. As reported BBC Worldthere are those who close their homes, queue for fuel at gas stations, and hoard water and non-perishable foods.

“It is surprising to see a major hurricane predicted in June anywhere in the Atlantic, let alone in the far east, deep in the tropics,” wrote the hurricane expert, Michael Lowry on their social networks.

In the same line, the National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that This season would be “very active” in terms of storms that could be large enough to develop into hurricanes. Between 17 and 25 are expected.