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Hurricane Beryl has claimed at least one life in Jamaica after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, a spokeswoman for the country's disaster management agency told the US broadcaster CNN late on Wednesday. A woman died in the north-west of the Caribbean island after a tree fell on her house, the spokeswoman said. Rescue teams in the capital, Kingston, were also searching for a 20-year-old who had fallen into a gully and been swept away by the floodwaters, The Gleaner newspaper reported on Wednesday. The latest casualties come in addition to the eight lives claimed thus far by the hurricane in ...
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Hurricane Beryl has brushed Jamaica after it has already killed several people and razed entire islands to the ground in its destructive path through the Caribbean. The centre of the Category 4 storm was moving near Jamaica's southern coast on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Beryl was temporarily upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 - the highest level - late on Monday, but has since lost some of its intensity. According to the island's meteorological service, Beryl was "about to begin moving away fr...
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Jamaica is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which has already killed several people and razed entire islands to the ground in its destructive path through the Caribbean. According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), the eye of the storm will likely pass over Jamaica on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surges. The outer winds of the hurricane were already causing heavy rain on the Caribbean island early on Wednesday. "I am now declaring the whole of Jamaica to be a disaster area ... for the next seven days," Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a national ...
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Tourists and residents on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl. Mexican authorities say more than 380,000 holidaymakers are currently still in the region's popular holiday resorts such as Cancún and Tulum. People are stocking up on water and food, local media reported, while windows are being covered with wooden planks. Emergency shelters are ready, National Coordinator of Civil Protection Laura Velázquez said. Thousands of soldiers and police have been deployed. Classes are being cancelled in some areas on Thursday and Friday. The harbours will be closed...
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Jamaica is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which has already killed several people and razed entire islands to the ground in its destructive path through the Caribbean. According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), the eye of the storm will likely pass over Jamaica on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surges. The outer winds of the hurricane were already causing heavy rain on the Caribbean island early on Wednesday. "I am now declaring the whole of Jamaica to be a disaster area ... for the next seven days," Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a national ...
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From reversing a ban on petrol and diesel cars to lifting protection for wolves, the EPP’s environment spokesperson Peter Liese has outlined what the centre-right party hopes to achieve in the next five years. The German Christian Democrat, a former medical doctor and an MEP since 1994, said he is confident of being re-appointed as the group’s environment spokesperson tomorrow (4 july), when the EPP plans to adopt its policy agenda for the coming parliament term. Leaks earlier this week suggest the group wants to pause or even reverse aspects of the EU Green Deal, the flagship policy agenda of...
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Jamaica is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which has already killed several people in its destructive path through the Caribbean. According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), Beryl's eye will pass over Jamaica or close to it during the day on Wednesday, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surges. The outer winds of the hurricane will reach Jamaica before dawn on Wednesday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. "I am now declaring the whole of Jamaica to be a disaster area ... for the next seven days," Holness said in a national address. An island-wide curfew woul...
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Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was struck by a falling tree during Hurricane Beryl, according to the government. "She was hit hard, but she is conscious," Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro said in a speech to supporters on Tuesday. Rodríguez had travelled to the northern coastal state of Sucre to oversee the clean-up of damage caused by Beryl. A strong gust of wind caused several trees to fall, and one of them hit Rodríguez, Maduro said. "She is strong. She has just written to me and sends her regards." Rodríguez is one of the most influential politicians in the authoritarian co...
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Six people have died in the south-eastern Caribbean after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest of its kind ever recorded at this time of year, wreaked havoc across several islands. Beryl, which was temporarily upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" category 5 - the highest level - late on Monday, has since lost some of its intensity, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday afternoon. With sustained maximum winds of 250 kilometres per hour, Beryl is now a category 4 again, though just below the threshold of 251 km/h for category 5, according to the NHC. Beryl made landfall on Monday ...
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Six people have died in the south-eastern Caribbean after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest of its kind ever recorded at this time of year, wreaked havoc across several islands. Beryl, which was temporarily upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" category 5 - the highest level - late on Monday, has since lost some of its intensity, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday afternoon. With sustained maximum winds of 250 kilometres per hour, Beryl is now a category 4 again, though just below the threshold of 251 km/h for category 5, according to the NHC. Beryl made landfall on Monday ...
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