"There's no place to hide," said McDonald Romaine, who is the owner of Little Caribbean mainstay Labay Market. "Very emotional, not too good, but I'm trying to hold up."
Beryl stole two lives on the island, one a relative of Romaine's. His sister, Josephine, still lives there, and for more than a day he did not know how she fared. Finally, after someone shared satellite service, he connected with her.
"She wanted everybody to know that it is so horrifying she wouldn't like her worst enemy to go through that," Romaine said.
"Beryl was the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, the strongest hurricane to impact Grenada on record," Klotzbach said. "These storms that normally we associate more with August and September, to get them this early in July is, you know, not a great sign for the rest of the season."
Unusually warm Atlantic waters fueled Beryl's intensification. Now, residents of Grenada must deal with her aftermath while Jamaica, which has many natives who call Little Caribbean home, appears to be next on the storm's list.
Many mobilizing to help
Shelley Worrell, founder of I Am CaribBeing, a venture designed to showcase Caribbean culture, said she's working with Romaine to help the island nation.
"We'll do whatever we can to make sure they get the supplies and resources they need," Worrell said. "We're just about 24 hours in so, really, first and foremost, just trying to listen, what is the damage, what is needed."
Clothing and building supplies top the list. Worrell said soon all New Yorkers can look to I Am CaribBeing's Instagram page and find out how they, too, can help Grenada rebuild.
Everybody is feeling it no matter where they are," Worrell said.
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