Deadly Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean as it barrels toward Jamaica

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'In half an hour, Carriacou was flattened,' Grenada's prime minister said after the storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.

Staff from the Barbados Defence Force clear sand from the south coast's main road after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1. Photo: Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Imageshas killed at least one person and is leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean as the-now Category 5 storm barrels toward Jamaica, officials say.

Its the earliest Category 5 storm over the Atlantic on record. Its early formation, rapid intensification and location are all record-breaking, and its the strongest on record to hit the southern Windward islandsDamage on Carriacou Island in Grenada after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Monday.

Damage to a Carriacou Island street after Hurricane Beryl swept through on Monday. Screenshot: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency/Facebook A woman runs as water from the sea floods a street after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in the parish of Saint James, Barbados, near Bridgetown, on July 1. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Damaged outdoor furniture in a flooded area after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins gardens, Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1. Photo: Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty ImagesShare on twitter

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