Hurricane Beryl caused unprecedented havoc from the Caribbean to Texas, leaving a path of turmoil and recovery. Beryl, the earliest Category 5 storm, devastated Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The storm relentlessly regained power over warm Atlantic waters before hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and Texas as a Category 1 hurricane. Beryl brought strong gusts and torrential rains that uprooted trees, wrecked power lines, and caused extensive power outages in the searing heat.
Before approaching Texas, Beryl’s Category 2 hurricane hit Tulum, Mexico, leaving tens of thousands without power and forcing major evacuations. Wind-whipped rain forced locals and tourists to hide in homemade shelters on the city’s coast, demonstrating local resilience.
However, the Caribbean suffered the most, with entire communities destroyed, homes roofless, and shorelines strewn with debris. An arena in Kingston, Jamaica, was transformed into a refuge for Beryl’s victims, with rows of mattresses and blankets.
As devastated areas begin the long road to recovery, Hurricane Beryl’s tale shows the tenacity of people and the critical need for cooperation and solidarity in restoring lives and infrastructure.
