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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Chandan KHANNA

Hurricane Beryl, First Of 2024 Season, Bears Down On Caribbean

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean over the coming days (Credit: AFP)

Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert late Saturday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl -- currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 595 miles (955 kilometers) east of Barbados -- would become a "dangerous major hurricane" by the time it reached the Windward Islands late Sunday into Monday.

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