Posted:
July 3, 2021 05:30 GMT
The storm records maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h, with gusts of up to 138 km/h.
Hurricane Elsa, which formed Thursday in the Atlantic Ocean, hit Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, part of the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, on Friday.
On its way to the northwest, the cyclone, with sustained winds of around 120 km/h and gusts of up to 138 km/h, caused Blackouts and devastation in devastated areas. In the videos shared by users, it can be seen that in some places the wind was able to knock down trees and damage buildings. According to the photos, the most serious damage occurred in Barbados.
Parts of Barbados were badly affected by Hurricane Elsa. Roofs have been uprooted, trees and power lines brought down. The hurricane is packing sustained winds of 74 mph with gusts of over 80 mph. pic.twitter.com/7MGTnvsglF
– JamaicaGleaner 2 July 2021
Video showing scenes from St. Vincent Hurricane Elsa was located about 5 miles (10 km) north of St. Vincent and was moving from west to northwest at 29 mph (46 km/h). It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. pic.twitter.com/2e7PfwJ5pv
– JamaicaObserver 2 July 2021
- Tropical storms and hurricanes are possible in parts of the south Spanish This Saturday.
- Tropical Storm conditions are possible in Jamaica Starting on Saturday night.
- The high rain Elsa is expected to arrive in the Windward Islands and the South Leeward Islands on Friday.
- Rain will also be affected Puerto Rico Late Friday to Saturday, Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica from Saturday to Sunday. maybe Floods and landslides.
- There is a risk of wind and rain effects in parts of Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas until early next week.
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