Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica | BBC News

Powerful Hurricane Beryl has hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and felling trees on the Caribbean island.
The category four storm brought winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) on Jamaica's southern coast.
Social media photos show floodwater pouring down streets, with roofs ripped off by the wind.
The storm has killed at least seven people so far as it sweeps across the Caribbean. It has now been downgraded to a category three storm, and is due to make landfall in Mexico later on Friday.
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[@azizking7971]

Jamaicans are so awesome, beautiful culture and food. Sending prayers from the US 🙏🏾

[@jillanejames4590]

I love how that tourist spoke on his experience with how rose hall handled the situation. It was very positive and honest.

[@bradwood8101]

Stay safe Jamaica, love from Canada ♥

[@Masaku6]

sending love and positivity to jamaica from kenya

[@KP-wt8qr]

I've worked with many Jamaicans here in Canada, I'm from Europe but very nice people and cheerful, I love when I've visited Jamaica. The entire Caribbean is a beautiful area in this world.

[@ToshaDCary]

Just left Jamaica!! Bless all of u guys!! Sending prayers to you. WE (tourists) will be back, and we will always support your beautiful islands!! Headed to Cancun middle of month. Prayers up Cancun!!

[@Malawei-bu8jq]

My family are from st Elizabeth, Prayers to all jamacians🙏🇬🇧

[@TheOutlierToday]

It's 3:33 AM. It's quiet. Not even raining, no wind. I hope the worst has passed

[@dasvibes]

Give thanks wi mek it 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ARichardP]

The tourist said he was at the Hilton, 20 minutes east of Montego Bay. That’s on the northern side of the island, away from the worst of the storm, probably at least 40 to 50 miles from where the center of the storm passed. Not surprising the damage was minimal there. It is not indicative of what happened on the southern coast of Jamaica. But it looks like the storm passed a little to the south, keeping the worst of it away from the island.

[@kevin2hard]

From "Spain Side" Jamaica. Coast line areas should be evacuated 🙏 inland areas received minimal damage. We got spared for the most part

[@NseviAlocz]

Thanks Curtis for your unbiased account of the situation and loads of fun to you and family. Irie.

[@nannys09]

Sending love in Jamaica

[@ReGeorgie]

My country aswell🇬🇩

[@HeimiSoirn]

Thank you, it came and went. My water and light are restored at

[@stacystunner2065]

My sweet sweet jamaica im praying for you🇯🇲

[@Kushal6831]

Be safe everyone 🙏

[@giffondhall9214]

Prayers for Jamaica

[@internationalblink.]

It's something that we in the Caribbean live with every season..but this was seriously different.

[@MissHello-s3d]

It has come and gone, giving thanks, my water and light is back