Hurricane Beryl leaves more than 330,000 customers in the Cayman Islands without electricity and water

Hurricane Beryl, which has been weakened to Category 3, has left more than 330,000 people without power in the Cayman Islands and without water in Grand Cayman, the largest island in the world. archipelago.

Sacha Tibbetts, Vice President of Customer Service and Technology for the Grand Cayman Public Power Company (CUC), reported that 3,372 customers are currently without power on the island.

Power outages have been in effect on Grand Cayman Island since 4:00 a.m. local time (9:00 GMT).

Cayman Water Authority Director Gelia Frederick-van said the water supply, which was cut off overnight as Hurricane Beryl approached Grand Cayman, would be restored “as soon as possible.”

Frederick-van explained that priority is currently being given to restoring power to the Cayman Islands Hospital and Doctors Hospital, both located in George Town.

“We have to take a number of steps to assess our pipelines, especially those on coastal roads,” the director of the Cayman Water Authority said.

Although the hurricane has diminished in strength, it remains a major cyclone that hit the Caribbean country this morning with strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge.

West Bay and George Town are reported to be the municipalities most affected by the situation.

In this context, they stressed that Grand Cayman has not yet been declared completely safe due to tropical storm force winds and potential hazards. They therefore asked residents to stay at home until further instructions are received.

Hurricane Beryl leaves the Cayman Islands

Beryl, following hitting the Cayman Islands, is heading towards Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and is expected to arrive on Friday, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Hurricane warnings extend from the Cayman Islands to the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, covering from Chetumal on the border with Belize to Cabo Catoche, and including Cozumel and Cancun.

Tropical storm warnings have also been issued for the coast of Belize, stretching from this city in Central America to Chetumal, and for the coast of Mexico, stretching from Cancun to Campeche.

(With information from EFE)

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