Storm Beryl

Barbados Prime Minister to Nation: “Please Bunker Water”

In the Caribbean island nations where the storm Beryl is expected to hit hardest on Monday morning, feverish preparations are underway. People queue at gas stations and grocery stores and nail their windows, writes the BBC.

Addressing the nation on Saturday evening, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley urged residents to protect themselves, their families and neighbors and to stay indoors after 8pm local time.

- Please remember to store water, because if we have damage to the water lines, you will need it in the next few days, she said, according to the Barbados Times, and reminded to tie down or bring in garbage cans that can become life-threatening projectiles.

Hurricane Beryl is expected to pass half a mile south of Barbados and reach level four on the five-degree hurricane scale, AP writes. This means that it can make "most of the area uninhabitable for weeks or months".
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Storm Beryl is expected to wreak havoc in the Caribbean

Storm Beryl is increasing in strength as it approaches the southeastern Caribbean, and is expected to reach level four on the five-point hurricane scale. This is reported by AP. That means it could cause "catastrophic damage" and make "much of the area uninhabitable for weeks or months," according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

- Beryl is an extremely dangerous and unusual hurricane for this time of year in this area, says hurricane specialist Michael Lowry.

Unusually high sea temperatures have caused the storm to increase in strength faster and earlier in the year than at any time since systematic measurements began in 1851, writes the Washington Post.

Beryl is expected to pass south of Barbados on Monday morning. Warnings have been issued there and on Saint Lucia, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It then continues towards Jamaica and weakens slightly before reaching Mexico.