Beryl is the second named storm in what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season.
The head of Homeland Security says the agency is prepared for what is expected to be an intense hurricane season . SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday as forecasters warned it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday.
Beryl’s center is forecast to pass about 26 miles south of Barbados, said Sabu Best, director of the island’s meteorological service’s director. “We need to be ready,” Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley said in a public address late Friday. “You and I know when these things happen, it is better to plan for the worst and pray for the best.”Some fans, like Shashank Musku, a 33-year-old physician who lives in Pittsburgh, were rushing to change their flights to leave before the storm.He and his wife, who are rooting for India, found out about Beryl thanks to a taxi driver who mentioned the storm.
Mark Spence, manager of a hostel in Barbados, said in a phone interview that he was calm about the approaching storm.
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