Hurricane Beryl reaches record winds of 165 mph as the Category 5 storm barrels toward Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl has claimed at least four lives in the Caribbean as it continues to bring heavy rainfall, "life-threatening" winds and flooding to the region this week, with forecasters warning that it could remain at least a tropical storm as it moves towards Mexico.

Hurricane Beryl has claimed at least four lives in the Caribbean as it continues to bring heavy rainfall, "life-threatening" winds and flooding to the region this week, with forecasters warning that it could remain at least a tropical storm as it moves towards Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center said in an update early Tuesday that the storm, which remains a Category 5 and is currently in the Caribbean Sea some 300 miles southeast of the Dominican Republic, had sustained windspeeds of almost 165 mph — making it the strongest July hurricane ever recorded, beating Emily from 2015.

Three people were killed in Grenada and one person was killed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, according to officials, who warned there could be more fatalities. In Grenada, two people died in Carriacou Island and one person died after a tree fell on a home on River Road.

Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said roads in the island nation are not passable due to large amounts of debris and there are many downed power lines.

"The situation is grim," Dickon said. "There is no port. There’s almost complete destruction of homes and buildings on the island."

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