Hurricane Beryl intensifies to category 5 storm as it moves towards Jamaica after landfall: Live updates
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Hurricane Beryl intensifies to category 5 storm as it moves towards Jamaica after landfall: Live updates
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Grenadine Islands, killing at least one person
Hurricane Beryl has intensified to category 5 storm after making landfall in the Windward Islands as it churned towards Jamaica.
The hurricane was located about 840miles (1,355km) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, packing maximum sustained winds of 160mph (260km/h), the National Hurricane Centre said.
As the earliest-ever category 4 hurricane, Beryl brought deadly …