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Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Hurricane Beryl rising in the Caribbean

Published: July 2, 2024, 10:03 p.m.

Hurricane Beryl is making its presence known in the Caribbean.\xa0

CNN reports at least three people were killed when it tipped through the Windward Islands earlier this week, and it\u2019s currently hurtling across open waters nearing Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.\xa0

Newstalk ZB US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that it's the earliest category five hurricane to rise up in the Caribbean.\xa0

He says it has top wind speeds of 265 kilometres an hour and could threaten Texas in the coming days. \xa0

A hurricane warning is in effect for Jamaica and a hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands.\xa0

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