Corozal Spared from Impact of Beryl

Corozal Spared from Impact of Beryl
This morning, the National Emergency Management Organization declared an all-clear for areas in the country that were under a tropical storm watch. Hurricane Beryl made landfall early Friday morning north of Tulum, along the Yucatan Peninsula. A tropical storm watch was still in effect for Belize City all the way up to the Belize-Mexico border with the expectation that northern Belize would experience incessant rainfall and tropical storm force winds. But Hurricane Beryl shifted its course further north throughout the night. Except for two shorts periods of rain on Thursday night, the northernmost town in the country remained dry and free from tropical storm force winds. There was a bit of panic among residents of Corozal leading up to Thursday night. But this morning, worry turned to a collective sigh of relief, as residents in northern Belize went about their daily routine. News Five’s Paul Lopez spent the night in Corozal Town. He filed the following report.