Hurricane Beryl ravaging Caribbean caused ‘Armageddon-like’ damage to Grenada, leader says

The Category 4 Hurricane Beryl wreaked "Armageddon-like" damage on Grenada, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said.

The Grenadine island Carriacou was one of the first places hit by the hurricane, destroying much of the island's infrastructure. Sattelite imagery showed the extent of the destruction.

Mitchell described the destruction as "unimaginable" and "Armageddon-like."

"Almost total damage or destruction of all buildings, whether they be public buildings, homes or other private facilities," he said on Tuesday. "Complete devastation and destruction of agriculture. Complete and total destruction of the natural environment. There is literally no vegetation left anywhere on the island of Carriacou."

"There is almost complete destruction of the electrical grid system in Carriacou. The entire communication system is completely destroyed," Mitchell continued. "Many people have lost their entire homes."

Officials reported that about 98% of buildings on Carriacou and Petite Martinique were destroyed, the New York Times reported.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were similarly devastated, with Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves saying that more than 90% of homes on the 3-mile-long Union Island were destroyed or damaged.

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The damage wrought by the hurricane could set the small Caribbean islands back decades, World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis warned.

"It only takes one landfalling hurricane to set back decades of development," she said, according to CBS News.

Jamaica is next in line, with the southern part of the island bracing for a full or partial impact.