 Hurricane Beryl has struck the windward islands in the Caribbean with driving rain and winds of over 200 kilometres an hour. The eye of the hurricane bore down in the small island of Cariacou, part of Grenada. Here's Will Grant. Communications with parts of Grenada have been cut off altogether and the authorities are still trying to assess the extent of the damage. The reaction in nations like Barbados, Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines has largely been to heed government advice.