Nearly 40,000 people in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, more than 110,000 in Grenada and 920,000 in Jamaica have been affected, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Friday, citing current estimates.
As a Category 4 hurricane, which has killed at least 11 people so far, Beryl left a trail of destruction in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, then hit Jamaica on Wednesday. According to the report of Xinhua news agency, the storm is currently affecting Belize and Mexico.
In Grenada, the storm caused extreme damage to the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, where 70 percent and 97 percent of buildings were damaged, respectively, the International Organization for Migration reported. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 90 percent of the houses on Union Island were affected, while on Canouan Island, almost all buildings were damaged.
OCHA said it has deployed teams to Caribbean countries to support its response efforts, and has made $4 million available from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to begin humanitarian operations in Grenada, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Have been done.
“We will continue to support and work closely with authorities, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency and our partners to assess and respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl,” the office said.
As a Category 4 hurricane, which has killed at least 11 people so far, Beryl left a trail of destruction in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, then hit Jamaica on Wednesday. According to the report of Xinhua news agency, the storm is currently affecting Belize and Mexico.
In Grenada, the storm caused extreme damage to the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, where 70 percent and 97 percent of buildings were damaged, respectively, the International Organization for Migration reported. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 90 percent of the houses on Union Island were affected, while on Canouan Island, almost all buildings were damaged.
OCHA said it has deployed teams to Caribbean countries to support its response efforts, and has made $4 million available from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to begin humanitarian operations in Grenada, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Have been done.
“We will continue to support and work closely with authorities, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency and our partners to assess and respond to the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl,” the office said.
