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- Author, Nick Davis
- Role, BBC News, Kingston
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Hundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica are without power, after Hurricane Beryl thundered along the island’s southern coast on Wednesday night.
The category four storm – one of the most powerful to ever hit the country – has brought more than 12 hours of heavy rain, prompting concerns about flash flooding.
An island-wide curfew was extended until 06:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Thursday, and while the hurricane warning has been cancelled, it has been replaced with a flash flood watch.
Once the sun rises and the curfew is over, residents will be able to go outside and get a real idea of the damage.
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.
Predicted path of Hurricane Beryl
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