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In pictures: Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean islands

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In pictures: Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean islands

Getty Images Damaged boats in Bridgetown Fish Market, BarbadosGetty Images

Hurricane Beryl has ripped across the Caribbean with winds of 150mph tearing roofs from buildings, uprooting trees and devastating the islands in its path.

Hundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica are without power after the storm hit overnight, and residents in coastal and island countries already struck by the storm are looking at rebuilding their lives from the debris.

Seven people are known to have been killed across Grenada and St Vincent and thousands left homeless after the category five storm made landfall on Tuesday.

Beryl has now weakened to a category three storm, and is rolling towards the Cayman Islands and southern Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports.

It is expected to reach Cancún by Friday morning before crossing the Gulf of Mexico and reaching Texas early next week.

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A woman walks across thousands of pieces of wood and rubbish on the beach, piled higher than the wheels on a nearby truckEPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Rubbish and debris piled high on a beach on the island of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, after the storm had passed.

Reuters Dented and smashed cars litter the flooded streets with palm trees in the backgroundReuters

Streets were left flooded and cars wrecked in Cumanacoa, Venezuela, more than 20km from the coast.

Reuters Muddy cars sit on top of each other in flooded streetsReuters

The storm devastated Cumanacoa, where the strong winds threw cars into buildings and upended vehicles.

Reuters A birds-eye view of a hillside shows smashed houses leading to the seaReuters

Drone footage showed the scale of the damage on Petite Martinique, Grenada, where homes were left without roofs and windows.

A satellite image shows the hurricane spanning Jamaica and Cuba

Satellite imagery taken on Wednesday shows Hurricane Beryl covering Jamaica and parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its arms stretch north and east past Cuba and south to Venezuela and Colombia.

Reuters A man walks along a debris-filled streetReuters

The storm wrecked homes and businesses in the Hastings neighbourhood of Bridgetown, Barbados, on Monday.

BARBADOS GOVERNMENT HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Men pull on a rope attached to damaged boats which are piled on top of each other at the harbourBARBADOS GOVERNMENT HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Images shared by the Barbados Government Information Service showed the damage to fishing vessels as fishermen tried to save their fleet.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Fishermen push on a blue boat which has been pushed against the harbour wallASSOCIATED PRESS
Reuters The view of the hurricane from space shows swirling white clouds across the curvature of the earthReuters

Pictures of Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station show the size of the storm spanning the southern Caribbean.

Reuters Dozens of smashed and collapsed houses litter the landscapeReuters

There are “hardly any buildings left standing” on Union Island, one resident told the BBC.

Homes were ripped apart by the storm on the Grenadian island of Carriacou.

Reuters The pirate-style party boat the Pearl leans against the rocks with visible damageReuters

On St Lucia, party boat The Pearl, a popular nightlife spot, was torn from its moorings and dashed against the rocks.

Reuters Benches, tables, boats, rocks and sand pile against the doors of waterfront businessesReuters

Sand, stones and furniture was left smashed against waterfront businesses in Soufriere, St Lucia.

Shutterstock A man standing on the rocks is silhouetted against the waves and spray of the seaShutterstock

A thrill-seeker got close to the water’s edge as the storm approached the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.

Reuters An uprooted tree with red, yellow and green paint around its base in front of a yellow and blue building missing its roofReuters

Houses lost their roofs after Hurricane Beryl passed over the town of Sauteurs, Grenada.

EPA An agent blocks a road on the boardwalk of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicEPA

The full force of Hurricane Beryl passed by the south and south-west of the Dominican Republic, but the wind and rain was still bad enough to close roads and displace dozens of people.

Reuters A man holds a woman's hand on a white beach with calm seas and skyReuters

Tourists in Cancun, Mexico, are taking the opportunity to enjoy the weather before Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit shores later in the week.

Map showing path of Hurricane Beryl

Hurricane Beryl is expected to make landfall on Mexico’s Quintana Roo coast.

Reuters Shoppers stock up in Cancan ahead of stormReuters

In Cancun, people are planning for the worst, filling shopping trolleys and leaving supermarket shelves empty.

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