Hurricane Beryl's fierce winds and powerful waves pound Jamaica | Quickcast

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Hurricane Beryl was heading toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 storm on Thursday after rumbling past the Cayman Islands. The strongest storm to hit parts of the Caribbean in decades brought punishing winds and storm surge to Jamaica a day earlier, passing the island as a Category 4, after killing at least seven people earlier in the week.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said that the Cayman Islands were being hit by strong winds, dangerous storm surge and damaging waves Thursday as Beryl was moving away from them.
With Beryl forecast to weaken over the next day or two, the storm was still at major hurricane strength when it passed Jamaica, the center said. Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours as residents heeded authorities' call to shelter until the storm had passed. Power was knocked out in much of the capital of Kingston.




Shipments of aid from South Florida are arriving in the Caribbean to help our neighbors recover from Hurricane Beryl.
There are now drop-off locations throughout the county to bring donations. Those include the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral and several county libraries.
They have a specific list of needed goods including sheets, blankets, cots, sleeping bags, trash bags, tarps, tents, and nonperishable items. They do not need clothes.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Cava Levine stopped by the GEM warehouse, 1850 NW 84th Avenue, and said South Florida is ready to step up and help.
"They just need direction, what to do, so we have, of course, the main donation collection center at the GEM warehouse but you can also donate supplies at the following county libraries; South Dade, North Dade, and Aventura," she said.
North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd Street, Miami Gardens
South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211 Street, Cutler Bay
Aventura Library, 2930 NE 199th Street, Aventura
Donations can also be dropped off at the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street in Miami.




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