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Mapped: Hurricane Beryl powers through Caribbean islands as Category 4 storm

Source: AccuWeather

Hurricane Beryl is barreling towards Jamaica as a Category 4 storm after making landfall in the Windward Islands, bringing devastating winds and storm surges that have destroyed homes, wiped out power, and left at least seven people dead.

The storm continues to beat records, first becoming the earliest Category 4 hurricane and later the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic.

On Tuesday, Beryl was again downgraded to Category 4 with 155mph

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