Hurricane Beryl, Atlantic's earliest Category 4 hurricane, makes landfall in Caribbean

A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters.

Hurricane Beryl, Atlantic's earliest Category 4 hurricane, makes landfall in Caribbean
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A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters.