Hurricane Beryl: Many Jamaicans without power after storm thunders through

The powerful storm has passed, but torrential rain has prompted new warnings.

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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.

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