04-07-2024 22:34 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

Calgary’s Caribbean community pleads for support as Hurricane Beryl causes widespread damage

Members of Calgary's Caribbean community are desperately asking for support after Hurricane Beryl caused catastrophic damage in the island region. The hurricane became the earliest category 5 storm on record, meaning winds reached speeds of more than 250 kilometres per hour, ripping off roofs in Jamaica, jumbling fish boats in Barbados and damaging or destroying 95 per cent of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. At least 10 people have died so far. The death toll is exp
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