The Latest Breaking News from Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl laid waste to communities – even whole islands – as it barrelled through the Caribbean over the past week. Never has such a powerful Atlantic hurricane arrived this early in the year: the ocean is usually too cool.

Hurricane Beryl has been barreling through the Atlantic for over a week, fueled by exceptionally warm waters to become the earliest Category 5 hurricane.

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Hurricane Beryl hits Texas coast, causing power outages, flight cancellations, and flood warnings. Residents and officials prepare for heavy rains and winds.

The storm battered Houston with heavy rains and winds on Monday

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Beryl strengthened and once again became a hurricane as it heads toward southern Texas, where its outer bands lashed the coast with rain and intensifying winds as residents prepared for the powerful storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean islands earlier this week.

Earliest category 5 hurricane on record is 495 miles south-east of Corpus Christi, with winds near 60mph

Storm is expected to again reach hurricane strength over Gulf of Mexico after killing at least 11 across the Caribbean.

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