Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean braces as life-threatening storm grows

Caribbean islands are preparing for the arrival of an increasingly powerful storm from Sunday night.

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Beryl, the first named hurricane of the season, is due to make landfall over a number of islands late on Sunday.

The hurricane has been upgraded by forecasters to a "very dangerous" category three storm - meaning it is predicted to have winds of 111-130mph (179-209km/h).

The major storm is expected to strengthen further as nears the Caribbean islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada and Martinique, among others.

Across the region, people are boarding up their homes, queueing for fuel at filling stations and stockpiling supplies and water in preparation for the storm.

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