After wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, Hurricane Beryl hit land in Texas as the first hurricane of the 2024 season to reach the U.S.
Beryl made landfall about 4 a.m. Central Time, on the Gulf Coast, in Matagorda, Texas with category 1-force winds at 80-85 mph. Sadly, 2 more lives have been claimed in Harris County, TX, when trees fell on the homes of the residents, taking the death toll up to 11 since last week. A 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman, each in separate homes died when trees crashed through the roof of their homes.
The hurricane center said described Beryl as, “life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind gusts and flooding rainfall.” Over 2.5 million Texans are without power.
Hurricane Beryl is moving through eastern Texas and has been weakened to a tropical storm, that is moving quickly through the state.
By - FZ
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