Hurricane Beryl batters Jamaica

Beryl wreaked havoc across the Caribbean as a Category 4 storm, knocking down power in much of Montego Bay and causing extensive reported damage across the island of Jamaica.

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[Authorine-te]

That isn’t the hardest hit.
The south coast of Clarendon, Manchester and st Elizabeth is the worst hit.

[michellesdeliciousdelights]

Sending prayers to all who have been affected by hurricane #beryl! 🙏

[simoneC-ir]

Those Americans complaining about tired and hungry are absolutely ridiculous. The people of Jamaica kept you safe and that’s what your complaint about. Absolutely ridiculous 🤮🙄

[JBKNL]

1:30 am sorry... but YOU went on holiday during hurrican season. You know this can happen. Please dont complain about being "uncomfortable" while on holiday while plenty ppl in Jamaica lost more than a few beachdays.... Have some consideration for the people that are far worse off please.

[BarbaraGonzalez-gi]

Omg! 😳 prayers for all Those beautiful people in Jamaica 🇯🇲 anyone else as well ! 😢

[denisecatolbrown]

Hope it's not long for 🇯🇲 to be back on their feet
🙏🏾🇯🇲🙏🏾

[BeastSpedUP]

Jamaica is not a normal place those folks was outside partying anyway by now and next week everything is back to normal, Jamaica is the strongest island when it comes to hurricanes

[RockyDixon]

How she is hungry with so much food in hotel...lies😢

[keagan.]

My family is from Jamaica. Praying for them

[MavisIrion]

Sending prayers for all my Caribbean people

[karlamcleary]

Sending prayers to Jamaica 🇯🇲 🙏🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🇯🇲

[gemmacooper]

God bless all those in Jamaica I pray that this is the worst of the storm xx

[DeviBasdeo]

Sending prayers to the people of Jamaica

[jonathanvijongarth]

Most of thhe international media tend to station themselves in either Montego Bay or Kingston, closer to the airports. A lot of the reports are not actually showing the hardest hit areas of St. Thomas, Clarendon, Manchester, and St. Elizabeth. The reporters do not really venture far away from the airports.

[winnerscircle]

Faith Abubey the real MVP, standing out there in the rain and wind.

[TheManFromKansas]

That American couple needs to go home and never come back Lifetime
Jamaica pass revoked), talking about we are tired, hungry and ready 2 JUST go home. Really? and that daughter talking about it's " uncomfortable" Really? You think the Jamaica people who live their get to say this is uncomfortable? and talking about no food, you at a hotel and from the looks of it a very nice one, typical boogie family, who not use to having a little things that don't go as planned, Jamaica will bounce back from this, their resolve is 2nd to none, they are very strong resilient people.Prayers 4 all of Jamaica and the Caribbean and anyone else affected by this Hurricane.

[merveljohnson]

Why not book a flight home if the news reports that there is a hurricane coming towards the island?

[billybilly]

I am saddened by this. Jamaica is my favorite place that I've ever been. I love talking to the Jamaican people. The mountains and the coast are beautiful to me. Not much I can do from here, but rest assured my tourist dollars will be back to help.

[aarondhanraj]

Sending prayers for all who have been affected

[monicamartin]

The reporter is on the north coast on the opposite side of the island impacted, as Beryl passed on the southern coast. She didn't experience the magnitude of it. Thanking God it did not make landfall as was earlier predicated, can't imagine what that would been like. Kingston & St Andrew fared well, so too Portmore & parts of St. Catherine. However southern parishes of Clarendon, Mandeville, St Elizabeth were'nt as fortunate.