Maroc - NEWSDAY.CO.TT - A la Une - 01/Jul 20:53

Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago escaped monster category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl which battered Barbados, Carriacou and other islands in the Windwards on July 1. Despite this, TT still experienced heavy showers and strong winds from the night of June 30 and into the early-morning hours of July 1. Newsday photographers were out and about during the course of the day and brought back these images. [caption id="attachment_1093553" align="alignnone" width="1024"] CLEAN UP: Fisherman Andy Ali removes a cooler from a partially submerged boat on July 1 at the Cocorite Fishing Facility. Photo by Faith Ayoung[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093556" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Rough seas at King's Wharf in San Fernando caused by monster category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl, which brushed past Trinidad and Tobago as it moved northwards into the Windward Islands on July 1. - Photo by Venessa Mohammed[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093557" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A police van is parked near the Valencia River on July 1 as police sought to ensure no one tried to bathe in the river which was swollen following heavy showers due to feeder bands from category four storm Hurricane Beryl on July 1. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093555" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Anand Boodram cleans a drain after sharp showers in Bamboo No 2, Valsayn on July 1 after the tropical storm warning was lifted from Trinidad by the Met Office. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093552" align="alignnone" width="1024"] SURF'S UP: Surfers took advantage of high waves caused by Hurricane Beryl on July 1 in the seas off Sans Souci. - Photo by Roger Jacob[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093550" align="alignnone" width="1024"] SLITHERING VISITOR: TT Defence Force officer Cpl K Regis with a boa constrictor which he removed from this house in Les Coteaux, Tobago where it sought shelter during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 1. - Photo courtesy Visual Styles[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1093558" align="alignnone" width="1024"] ON THE SPOT: Newsday news editor Sharlene Rampersad interviews Bamboo No 2 resident Jameel on July 1 on how he prepared for Hurricane Beryl. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale[/caption] The post Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Trinidad and Tobago appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.