By Circles Robinson
HAVANA TIMES – Category 5 Hurricane Beryl is moving swiftly in the central Caribbean Sea en route to a probable encounter on Wednesday with Jamaica and Thursday with the Cayman Islands. The storm is considered life-threatening and prone to major damage.
As of 2:00 PM EST on Tuesday the storm packs highly destructive 155 mph (250 kph) winds. It is moving west-northwest at the rapid speed of 22 mph (35 kph).
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km), notes the National Hurricane Center based in Miami.
Beryl caused cons