Hurricane Beryl: Airports shut as Caribbean residents urged to shelter

People in the Caribbean are bracing for the hurricane, which has formed unusually early in the season.

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Hurricane Beryl, which has regained strength in the past hours, has sparked warnings of life-threatening winds and dangerous storm surges.

A hurricane warning is in effect in Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago.

Dozens of flights were cancelled across the region as Beryl approached on Sunday night, while leaders urged the public to heed warnings.

"It is not a joke," said the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, reminding people of the devastation caused by past hurricanes in the Caribbean.

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