Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a "low economic growth trap" that threatens to stall progress across the region, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic, devastated the Caribbean with widespread destruction and at least 10 fatalities. Now a Category 4, it approaches Mexico's Caribbean coast, posing continued threats of flooding and high winds.
Hurricane Beryl intensified again into a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm on July 2 as it moved across the eastern Caribbean, headed for Jamaica after downing power lines and flooding streets in the western Caribbean islands.
Tropical storm Beryl intensified into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane in less than 42 hours in a never-before-seen acceleration of destructive power for the time of year.