Hurricane Beryl was the strongest hurricane in historical past to kind within the Atlantic Ocean in June. It swept by means of Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Jamaica, inflicting extreme harm.
Beryl started as a tropical despair and shortly intensified right into a Class 4 hurricane, briefly reaching a Class 5 hurricane with winds of as much as 240 km/h (150 mph).
Hurricane Beryl, now downgraded to a Class 3 hurricane, is transferring towards Belize and Mexico and continues to pose a big menace.
The storm has claimed the lives of no less than ten folks, injured many others and induced widespread harm, forcing 1000’s into shelters.
UN chief ‘deeply pissed off’
United Nations Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres was deeply saddened by the devastation attributable to the hurricane and reiterated his solidarity with the affected international locations.
“The Secretary-Normal is coordinating with affected international locations to think about issuing an attraction to deal with the impacts of Hurricane Beryl,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-Normal, stated in a press release late Wednesday. humanitarian wants.
The United Nations Central Emergency Fund will present $4 million to Grenada, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the assertion added.
United Nations area group
United Nations humanitarian officers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada are working with native officers to help with harm evaluation and response efforts.
Mr. Dujarric instructed a press convention on the United Nations Headquarters in New York earlier within the day {that a} group from the United Nations Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) was additionally in Barbados to assist efforts within the nation and the Jap Caribbean area.
He added that the group can even journey to Belize and Jamaica.
