Hurricane Beryl bears down on Caribbean as powerful category 3 storm
Hurricane warnings in effect for Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia, Tobago and St Vincent and the Grenadines
Hurricane Beryl bore down on the south-east Caribbean early on Monday as a powerful category 3 storm after previously becoming the earliest storm of category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters.
Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, Grenada, St Lucia, Tobago, and St Vincent and the Grenadines as thousands of people hunkered down in homes and shelters hoping for the best.