Mexico: Monstrous Hurricane Beryl makes landfall at Yucatan Peninsula

Hurricane Beryl after creating a havoc across Caribbean, slams into the coasts of the eastern part of Mexico causing landfalls and widespread power outages throughout the area. Thus, putting the governing bodies and authorities on high alert.

The landfall at the Yucatan Peninsula, near the resort of Tulum, a popular area for the tourists, occurred after the Beryl rushed its way toward Mexico after making a destructive passage through the Caribbean countries, whipping trees and vessels and knocking out power across the eastern coast of Mexico.

The US National Hurricane Centre forecasted that the Beryl is expected to rapidly weaken down to a mere tropical storm along with its passage over the Yucatan Peninsula but may regain the hurricane force once it re-emerges into the Gulf of Mexico.

Beryl is the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season 2024 and has also made into the pages of history to reach category 5 as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean and also as the earliest storm to be this severe that has even been recorded. This disaster did cut a path of destruction across Jamaica, Grenada, St Vincent and other parts of Caribbean with a kill count of 11 people.

Once the storm reached the Warm water of Gulf, it is forecasted to head to the northern Mexico by the Texas border, the area which has already been soaked just a couple of weeks ago by Tropical Storm Alberto. Apart from this, the climatic scientists have been warned of a season of longer and even more severe hurricanes, as global temperatures are on rise.

Even though the Beryl slowed down to around 100 mph (160km/h) once it reached the regions of Tulum, but it was still destructive enough to make the Mexico’s Civil Protection Agency to issue a red alert, advising the residents of the region to stay indoor or to move to the storm shelters if needed.

As of now, no deaths were reported in Mexico.

Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador repeatedly advised and urged people residing in the low-laying areas and in the storm’s path to seek shelter at higher altitude or preferably safer areas. He stated through social media that the most important thing is life.