Hurricane Beryl to hit Cayman Islands after death toll from Category 3 storm rises to ten: Live updates

The Cayman Islands are bracing for Hurricane Beryl , now a Category 3 storm, to pass by on Thursday with 115mph winds and dangerous storm surge as it moves away from Jamaica.

Beryl is due to bring hurricane-force winds, dangerous storm surge and flooding to the Cayman Islands in the coming hours before moving over portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize.

Hurricane Beryl has killed at least ten people. Two of those killed — the first in St George’s, Grenada and the second in Hanover, Jamaica — died after hurricane-force winds knocked trees onto their homes.

Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica on Wednesday, knocking out power to 400,000 customers and destroying buildings. While the storm is moving away, rainfall and flash-flooding still pose a risk on the island.

Grenada was also left with “unimaginable” destruction after the storm passed through Monday, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said, damaging or destroying 98 percent of buildings in the nation of 6,000.

While the storm is expected to weaken later this week, it will likely remain a major hurricane. Hurricane Beryl has the potential to hit southern Texas and Louisiana over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service .