A curfew is in place from 6am to 6pm today in Jamaica as the island braces for the impact of Hurricane Beryl.

Last evening, Prime Minister Andrew Holness also declared that Jamaica will be a disaster area for the next seven days.

Here’s an article from the Jamaica Information Service: PM Declares Jamaica A Disaster Area for Next Seven Days

According to the National Hurricane Centre’s 5am update on Hurricane Beryl, it says the storm is at category four and is forecast to past near or over Jamaica later today.

The storm is also expected to pass near or over the Cayman Islands tonight or early tomorrow and move over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico early on Friday.

At least seven people are reported to have died as a result of Hurricane Beryl as it swept through the Caribbean.