Regional governments take action ahead of the forecasted effects of Hurricane Beryl.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the following islands: Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada and its dependencies and Tobago.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the following islands: Martinique.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica.
In Grenada, the island’s National Emergency Advisory Committee remained in discussions late into the night. Grenada’s electricity company, GRENLEC, urged its customers to prepare for unplanned outages due to weather conditions and landslides.
Media reports say the Grenada National Water and Sewerage Authority said “a planned island-wide network shutdown of water systems will likely occur a few hours before the expected impact of the hurricane.”
Minister of Information in Barbados, Wilfred Abrahams, revealed the government started its preparations, including removing fishing vessels from the water, cleaning drains and waterways, and flushing Bridgetown and other areas.
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, in a national address Saturday urged residents to begin storm preparations immediately; all emergency shelters on the island will be activated and urged people to bring water, medication, food supplies, and other basic supplies.
St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Philip J Pierre, in a statement, “ called on Saint Lucians to stay informed by monitoring updates and information from authorised sources, namely, Saint Lucia Meteorological Services, the National Emergency Management Organisation, and the Government of Saint Lucia, as they will provide accurate information and guidance as the situation progresses.”