Hurricane Beryl: OCHA Flash Update #2

Beryl further intensified to a category 5 hurricane and is forecasted to make landfall in Jamaica with some potential impact on the southern coasts of Haiti and the Cayman Islands by Wednesday.
Thousands of Grenadians took refuge in emergency shelters as Hurricane Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, passed through Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
 

The UN Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean continues to coordinate support to the CDEMA’s Coordinating Unit and The Regional Response Mechanism’s relief and response efforts. On 2 July, the multi-disciplinary Rapid Needs Assessment Teams (RNAT) deployed to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines along with members of the UNETT. Additional members and surge deployment of the UN system are on stand-by and ready for deployment.