In face of hurricanes, 'islands know what to do' to avoid deaths, reduce damage, stave off disaster
The Red Cross has described devastating scenes after Hurricane Beryl swept through the Caribbean towards Mexico, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines heavily impacted and two Grenada islands 'destroyed'. Aid workers have seen first hand the life-threatening impact Beryl's rains. The storm has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and the coast of Venezuela, killing at least seven people, before nearing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday. It is the first hurricane since National Hurricane Centre (NHC) records began to reach the Category 4 level in June and the earliest to hit the highest Category 5 in July. Mark Owen is joined by Dr Ilan Kelman, Author and Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London (UCL) and Pete Sankey, Senior Associate Editor at the Jamaica Observer.