Welcome to the news hour. Residents of Jamaica hunker down today as heavy rains and

punishing winds from Hurricane Barrel pounded the island. Power was out

across much of the capital, Kingston.

The center of the category 4 storm passed just south of Jamaica this afternoon.

At least six deaths have been attributed to Beryl since it began its march through the Caribbean earlier this week.

New images reveal the extent of the devastation brought by the record-breaking Hurricane Barrel

after the storm slammed into islands across the

Southeast Caribbean on Monday with heavy rain and ferocious winds.

It's hard to think about it, it's hard to see it.

And I know even more my enemies to go to such a farm, such a taxation.

It's really tough.

Communities left with no water or power,

boats tossed onto the shore, and entire neighborhoods reduced to mangled

heaps of metal. This is actually the strongest storm that we've had come true

St Vincent in my lifetime. Marlon Gibson lives in St. Vincent in my lifetime.

Marlin Gibson lives in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which took a direct hit.

You're really just hoping for the best and all around me there were houses in the village

Their roofs are flying past you could see it passing in the

houses in the village. The roofs are flying past, you could see it passing. It was, it was just a terrifying experience.

Nearly all of the residents of one of St. Vincent's small islands were left homeless.

With nowhere to go, many are now making their way to the capital, Kingstown.

Sharon DeRoche is among them.

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