At least three individuals have died after Hurricane Beryl hit Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officers say.
There have been two reported deaths in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada, the nation’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell stated at a information convention on Tuesday, citing Tevin Andrews, minister of Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
Earlier it was reported that a minimum of one individual had died after Hurricane Beryl hit St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves introduced on Monday night.
Hurricane’s aftermath: The island of Carriacou and Petite Martinique bore the brunt in Grenada as the attention of the hurricane handed by it, Mitchell stated. The scenario in Grenada is grim as there’s nonetheless no energy as of Monday, the prime minister stated.
There is nearly full destruction of properties, buildings, and gasoline stations in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and there’s a “possibility of widespread destruction,” Mitchell stated.
Movement in Carriacou and Petite Martinique is extremely restricted and roads aren’t satisfactory because of giant portions of particles on the streets, the prime minister stated.
Due to the destruction of gasoline stations, heavy tools operators aren’t capable of obtain gasoline to maneuver across the island and clear the particles and roads, Mitchell defined.
The nation’s coast guard can’t go to Carriacou and Petite Martinique because of a marine advisory in Grenada, the prime minister added.
A non-public plane will take Grenada’s Commissioner of Police, members of Grenada’s National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), and a technical help group to Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Mitchell stated. Helicopters from the area have additionally been requested by the prime minister.
“As a nation we are coming to grips, with the reality of the devastation,” Mitchell stated.
