Photos: See the path of destruction from Hurricane Beryl
An aerial view of a home where the roof was torn off when Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 5, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico after passing through Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Hurricane Beryl continues its destructive streak across the Caribbean and is now headed toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The deadly storm has claimed at least nine lives so far.
Beryl passed just south of Jamaica —avoiding a direct hit— but still caused major damage across the island.
The storm is now headed towards Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where it is expected to hit early Friday.
More than 400,000 tourists are currently vacationing in the region. In preparation, officials have opened up temporary shelters, banned alcohol sales, and evacuated people from small coastal communities. In Tulum, Mexico’s Navy patrolled the streets advising tourists to prepare for the storm’s arrival.
Everton Evanks walks through his living room after the roof of the home was blown off by the winds from Hurricane Beryl as it passed through the area on July 4, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl continues toward Mexico after passing through Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Joe Raedle/Getty Images South America hide caption
Soldiers collect branches felled by Hurricane Beryl, in Tulum, Mexico, Friday, July 5, 2024. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption
People line up to receive food at an army-provided soup kitchen for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in Tulum, Mexico, Friday, July 5, 2024. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption
July 4
People sit on cots in the National Arena that has been transformed into a shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling past the Cayman Islands early Thursday and taking aim at Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Collin Reid/AP hide caption
Simone Francis gathers items from her home that were blown away as Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 4, 2024 in Old Harbor, Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl continues toward Mexico after passing through Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
In an aerial view, people in a fishing village recover after Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 04, 2024, in Old Harbor, Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 3 storm, continues toward Mexico after passing through Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl lays on its side at a dock in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Leo Hudson/AP hide caption
Mexico, Cancun: Numerous people queue at the international airport before their departure. In preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, around 100 flights are canceled in the popular Mexican vacation region on the Yucatan Peninsula. Felix Marquez/Getty Images hide caption
People walk past a souvenir shop's storefront boarded up preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Fernando Llano/AP hide caption
Jungle Simons fixes the roof on a building after Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 04, 2024, in Old Harbor, Jamaica. Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 3 storm, continues toward Mexico after passing through Caribbean islands, including Jamaica. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
July 3
A screen grab captured from a video shows heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Beryl pounding the coast of Jamaica after the powerful storm devastated parts of the southeast Caribbean, where it left a trail of death and destruction in Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 3, 2024. Several people were evacuated as part of the disaster management response. Curtis Kitchen/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Marvin Williams stands on his muddy porch after ocean water reached his home as Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 03, 2024, in Kingston, Jamaica. Beryl has caused widespread damage in several island nations as it continues to cross the Caribbean. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Waves crash ashore as Hurricane Beryl passes through the area on July 3, 2024, in Kingston, Jamaica. Beryl has caused widespread damage in several island nations as it continues to cross the Caribbean. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
July 2
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Pastor Winston Alleyne clears trees felled by Hurricane Beryl in Ottley Hall, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Lucanus Ollivierre/AP hide caption
Family members survey their home destroyed in the passing of Hurricane Beryl, in Ottley Hall, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Lucanus Ollivierre/AP hide caption
Evacuees from Union Island arrive in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The island, in the Grenadines archipelago, was hit by Hurricane Beryl. Lucanus Ollivierre/AP hide caption
Residents try to recover their belongings from their flooded houses after a river swelled due to heavy rains following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on the road from Cumana to Cumanacoa, Sucre State, Venezuela, on July 2, 2024. Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica Tuesday after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction across the southeastern Caribbean, threatening deadly winds and storm surge as it approached. Victor Gonzalez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People stand outside their flooded homes after a river swelled due to heavy rains following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on the road from Cumana to Cumanacoa, Sucre State, Venezuela, on July 2, 2024. Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica Tuesday after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction across the southeastern Caribbean, threatening deadly winds and storm surge as it approached. Victor Gonzalez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
July 1
Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. Ricardo Mazalan/AP hide caption
This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Beryl from the International Space Station on Sunday, July 1, 2024. Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, July 3, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. NASA/via AP hide caption
A fisherman looks at fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, Monday, July 1, 2024. Ricardo Mazalan/AP hide caption
June 30
A man screws a board onto the window of a shop in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 30, 2024. Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Sunday as it threatened the southeast Caribbean with potentially life-threatening winds and storm surge, US trackers said. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Vehicles line up at a gas station as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados on June 30. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People disassemble a beach bar's awning in preparation for Hurricane Beryl, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, June 30. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption