Hurricane Beryl swept past Jamaica, lashing the island with driving winds and heavy rain after the powerful storm killed at least seven people elsewhere in the Caribbean.

The Category 4 storm left a trail of destruction in the region, causing significant damage in Grenada and Venezuela before heading west.

The storm was forecast to weaken further over the coming days while remaining ferocious as it passes near the Cayman Islands on Thursday and into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Beryl’s precise path over the weekend is uncertain but experts expect the storm to make landfall along the western Gulf of Mexico on Sunday or Monday. Texas has told residents to be alert over the weekend.

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