Hurricane Beryl, JAMAICA. Summary. I need your help!
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- What was the hurricane like in Kingston? What's happening in Kingston right now? We are looking at Hurricane Beryl as it was making landfall in Kingston, Jamaica and the day after the hurricane.
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News: Montego Bay Jamaica - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is partially resuming its work today.
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I heard that several houses were damaged in Lionel Town . Clarendon. The roofs are gone. from homes there.
I am from Claredon and at round 1pm the winds became heavier than earlier in the day and by 2pm to 5pm the winds and rain where overhelminly strong, I have not been that scared in a long time. At the moment there is no power,no water and no cell service, my neighbours have lost their roofs and power lines along with the posts have been broken in half or fallen down completely, those closer to the sea I cant even begin to image the damage they sustained, I feel sad for my people but grateful I still have life and home.
Thank you from a black Jamaican in London UK. I hope your safe.
Thank you for reporting from Clarendon. My prayers are with you🙏
Did Clarendon loose homes too? I have a friend who lives in Clarendon!!! I'm in America!!
Praying for ALL OF YOU!!!
My mother’s family is from Clarendon. Thank you for sharing this. Now I need to hear that they’re safe
When you say Clarendon, you must be referring to all of Clarendon, am I correct..?
For example, May Pen…Windsor District, Thompson Town…
Thanks for sharing vital info.
🙏🏽
Excellent reporting, under the circumstances. Your efforts are well appreciated. Stay safe!
Hey girl i always talk about you whenever we are talking about hurricane and Jamaica. You are the best
I love Treasure Beach and am so sad to know it was hit the hardest. Blessings to you and gratitude for all the updates you've provided.
Great work. Keeping the World Informed. Thanks from the U.K.
I prayed for Jamaica go Jah! All praises to God
Thank goodness Jamaica was spared the worst. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
🇯🇲🇯🇲 Mi eyes are blood red.
Tears of grief as mi hold mi head.
Look what hurricane Beryl did to my shed.
I’m already poor and trying, now mi affi guh beg.
The whole thing mashup my medz.
Still lucky, I think I was gonna dead.
God, what’s in your plan for me ahead?
A God-fearing woman is ok, even if she's half-d&ad.
Fortunate to have this piece of rain-water bread.
Gonna wash it dung with mi bush-tea from Fred.
Counting my blessings as I sleep on my wet bed.
But I wish I have a sheet of zinc ova mi head.
🙏🙏🙏
Prayers for you!!!
You're an amazing Lyricist/Spoken Word Artist! I feel every word as I read. Sending prayers for you and all who are affected at this time. ❤ 🙏
You know say when I saw this in the comments section I thought it was a real story,then I realized it was a song or poem
Great poem, try and publish it, big up🤙🏿🙏
Thanks for posting! I am in the states and the only way I had updates was the radio (RJR)! On the July 4th the only updates were from people in Kingston saying it wasn’t bad… I personally thought it was insensitive. I have family in Portland and have yet to hear from them! No one hurt from the news reports I’ve heard but it’s still hard being cut off from family and friends. Can’t wait for the next video!
Big up your self Irie be safe out there God bless Jamaica 🇯🇲
I am happy that you were not that affected by Beryl. We were indeed spared the worst.
Big up yourself mon, I watch your videos all the time.
Thanks. I appreciate it@@blackpanda7298
Irina thanks for providing us with accurate and up to date information on Hurricane Beryl. We wait patiently for any information you will be able to give us on the fourteen parishes. Thank you very much.. May God continue to Bless You. Please keep up the Good Work. 11:05 11:05
The foreign media made a lot of mistakes. They show footage of Grenada St. Vincent and Barbados
Eeen made it look as thhoouugh we had a death toll of seven when it was only 2.
And even show China
Exactly not all of the damage in JA
Hi Irina ....... I am traveling to Jamaica from India soon, was already watching your videos to prepare myself for the beautiful island. Now the hurricane, just relying on your video and happily doing it. Thank you for all the efforts. stay blessed
Around 95% of Kingston didn't get affected to my knowledge, where I'm from didn't get hit as much.
Beryl did put some places into Chaos with no electricity while other places are still ok with electricity right throughout the entire storm, My sister and grandmother from Westmoreland said it was nasty over there, They're still here and that matters the most, the houses can be repaired but a life can't be repaired. At the end of the day I'm glad Beryl was nothing like Gilbert.
Blessings. I am happy you are safe
How we like that Irina is speking with a little Jamaican accent now. Love it! I wonder if her children now speaks potois.
I noticed that,too.
Your coverage is so pure and free thank you 😊
My family are from Portland, and I give God thanks they were spared. I couldn't sleep until I heard from my sister and she told me everyone was okay. So praising God Jamaicans were spared the worse.
Thanks so much for the coverage Irie. Foreign media (especially in the United States) doesn’t do a good job at providing comprehensive coverage of events going on in developing countries. This is where on the ground, independent journalism comes in.
I was actually in Jamaica from Jun 27-Jul 1 and got to see family before the storm hit. They’re in Christiana (Manchester) and thankfully they’re okay and their power has been restored. We can’t make light of the damage it’s had; but I am grateful that it’s not as bad as it could have been like we’ve seen with St Vincent or Grenada.
Stay safe out there!
Irina, you are a blessing to Jamaica! I am in the USA, and if I want true information I can always check your channel. Thank God for you coming to Jamaica to make your home. You are a welcomed addition. No more hurricanes for now. I will keep praying for my little island. I love Jamaica. Please be safe in what you love to do. I am rooting for you!! ... And nuff Luv always!
Irina, I am so happy to see you I have been so worried, I love your vlog about Jamaica. I am glad Beryl missed Jamaica, but I heard about the vast damages it did to the Island and its inhabitants; my prayers is for all of you there. Much love.
Thank you so much for reporting on this ! I have family in Jamaica and was so worried for them.
GREAT REPORTING.
THANK YOU.
Thank you for reporting. I'm still waiting to hear from my family on the side that mostly got hit around West Moreland. 🙏
Thanks sister for all you do for and with my home birth country. I hope all the locals and foreign businesses that benefit from Jamaica step up to help with recovery and support for future.
Thanks very much for the info. It's great for Jamaicans living abroad 😊
Thankfully the damage was not what some were predicting. Irina,I like the integrity of your videos.
Thanks Irina. During loss of power and the absence of a generator, you could try using an inverter with your regular car battery as a source of electricity.
Inverters convert direct current (DC) from your car battery into alternating current (AC) that can power household appliances. To use an inverter, you can:
Connect the inverter to a 12V or 24V battery, preferably a deep-cycle battery, or several batteries wired in parallel.
Plug your AC devices into the inverter, just as you would into a regular electrical outlet.
You are totally right, thank you so much, this is very helpful! Why did I never think of that? We use a similar system on sailing boats... I should have thought of that!!...
I'm checking the Amazon now: the inverter Renogy 1000W Pure Sine Wave Inverter + deep-cycle battery Renogy 12V 100Ah AGM Battery, each within 350 USD or so price range. 🤔Is this the approximate price or am I getting some wrong info there? So, let's say my Macbook draws 60W while charging and my phone around 10W, then 70W in total... Assuming the efficiency of an inverter is 90%, we get around 1200Wh∗0.9=1080Wh, so the runtime would be 1080Wh/70W≈15.43 hours. Hmmm, pretty good!
Do you know a reliable shop to get deep-cycle batteries and inverters in Jamaica? Also... the charger for the battery, solar panels and solar charge controller..? 🥹🙏 I wonder if the yacht shop will have all!
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE Shop around. Each place gives a different price. I bought my inverter at Home Depot; 500 Watt for $182 but that was in 2020.
@@elgranjero2284 thank you!
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE You are welcome Irina. One Love.
Kingston and St. Andrew, and even the eastern side of St. Catherine got the luckiest on the entire south coast and this is what most of the population fails to realize. I see people from Kingston, Spanish Town and Portmore on social media taking Beryl for a joke not knowing many families from Old Harbour to Negril lost their homes.
Yep, EXACTLY! That's why I want to make a full coverage for every parish, as people don't even realize what really happened.
And St Bess Clarendon St Thomas and Manchester I heard also was damaged pretty badly
@@winsomebarnett9110 Yes pretty much the entire south coast (except the major population centers) and eastern Portland got the brunt of it. This is why it's so irritating hearing people from these urban areas say things like "Which hurricane? A just likkle rain and breeze lol" while people from these more rural parishes have been absolutely devastated.
@@ssthesupremegentleman5868those who are downplayinng the effects have no idea how the aftermath of it is going to affect them. Our farming parishes got wrecked, and food prices will soar. How long it take us to even recover. Highway in St.thomas was heavily damaged and i have yet to hear from my friend there. That area has a tendency to flood and with the continuos heavy rain we cant even venture up there to check.
@@ssthesupremegentleman5868 exactly 💯
I also noticed the wrong information from the media in regards to footage shown 🤔 what they did was start the conversation with Jamaica in mind tjen switch to a generallization of the hurricane and other islands. Good to see you and others or fine. I'm looking forward to your updates.
yes, you're totally on point with the commentary about the media strategy. This is once again because they had no footage from Jamaica, so that's why they had to do it this way.
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE thank you😊
Even the Weather Channel was using earlier streams from SeeJamaica. You could see Flat Bridge, Half Way Tree and Cross Roads. They were showing old stream from Rick's Cafe in Negril. There was no live footage. They did a long interview with Senator Samuda about disaster preparedness etc
Thank you again for all your work. Superb content as always.
There's a channel called:
Drone View Jamaica
It may be very well worth contacting. It's easily and by far the best drone of footage of Jamaica. He already has superb post hurrican footage of St Thomas up.
The creator recently posted that he's thinking of "throwing in the towel".
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIEA creditable news agency should hire you to report in times like this.
Everyone - please watch Irena’s documentary from two years ago: Can Blue Mountains divert hurricanes. It’s quite interesting especially given the recent hurricane event. Thanks Irena!
The HAARP machine will be directed away from Blue Mountains as a “Protected Entity” small Indigenous Farmers are the key target!
Your video was excellent and thorough as always and still timely you are doing your best with what you got in such difficult times #staysafe
We appreciate all your hardwork
I am happy that you were not that affected by Beryl. I hope Jamaica will recover from this loss very soon. Take love❤️💙💐
The trees need to be trimmed at the beginning of hurricane season trummed or cut away to save power lines and blockages.
Great comment
Thanks, Irina, for your updates. Glad the Blue Mountains helped in diverting the hurricane from landing in Kingston, grateful for the BMs. Jessica Cargill was in Kingston after the hurricane as well and ended up charging her phone and computer at a local hotel; that could be an option for you next time. Guess she got lunch and got the free charge! Stay safe guys.
sure, that's how I got this video ready - I spent all day working in a cafe called "24/7" in Pegasus Hotel and then filmed the commentary on the way back home and edited then at home, when we got the power back. However, it was very difficult to focus on doing the research and checking the information in each parish.
Excellent prep, professional reporting!
Your assertion from previous post 2 yrs ago " that the land - mass of Jamaica ' relative to Hispaniola , Cuba etc is a primary factor why the Eye of Hurricanes ' seldom engage the country "" make sense "" having just seen Beryls trajectory : Astute observations - is warranted to you and your husband 👍
God bless you!
Glad you and your family are ok. Stay safe and look forward to the report. Thank you Irena. 🙏🏾❤️
Irena now a live on the scene reporter!
Cris an cool dat!
Glad to see you are well and that Kingston was not as badly hit.
8:46
Hey that was purposeful, I saw some workmen taking down the HILO buildboard before the hurricane on Tuesday afternoon!
Thank you for your report - I have been sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for accurate news. As you say, headlines say news from Jamaica, only to show weather forecasts predominately aimed at an American audience or video from other islands in the Caribbean.
As for the future - I am an IT Consultant with a lot of experience in solar, Lithium, etc, the only way you can be sure of being able to upload videos, soon after the storm, is Starlink and either solar/batteries but easier for you a generator - I prefer lithium LifePo4 batteries which are safe from fire issues, but a generator is cheaper in the short term, but will not help you if long term power failure as unlikely to be able to get fuel for a while.
Great reporting as ever. My friend in May Pen still has no electricity. My thoughts and prayers go out those still without water and electricity
Keep up the good work miss Irie, you are Irie! 😅
I plan to come to Jamaica soon. Thanks for sharing video
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥yes Irie. You always come through! Thank you!
Tropical storm force winds extended 185 miles, or 297 kilometres, from the centre Irene. I'm glad you love Jamaica, even though you're from Ukraine. I would film a video during the hurricane but power was gone and my phone battery was low at the time. I'm also from Kingston Irene. A tree fell down in my backyard during the hurricane. Can't believe you're a Jamaican resident for 10 years! Thank you for liking Jamaica!
I’m so grateful Jamaica was once again spared the worst of a hurricane.
Sadly, not all parts of Jamaica were spared. There is some serious damage and destruction in the South Coast, but most people don't realize that yet.
There dozens and dozens of roofs gone in St E and St Thomas. Digicel now reporting 65% have service. Jps reported yesterday they were still in assessment stage!? Communities have been clearing roads themselves. Some UA-camrs have posted videos, and not one utility vehicle by anyone has been seen. Sorry I don't know the channel names as I just randomly came across them.
@@waitaminute2015 St.Thomas roofs are in place from what I've seen. St.Thomas wasn't hit much. Their problem is the road (got damaged slightly) and flooding was in Duhaney Pen. Roofs gone in St.E... As for utility vehicles - don't forget, that first the fireman should come to clear the trees and posts, utility vehicles can't pass that's the problem.
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIE just repeating what was said in videos. I thought you were asking for info from other creators or videos? I guess you already know everything.
@@waitaminute2015 sorry if i came across rude, I didn't mean it that way. Of course, I don't know everything, and that's why I asked if people could help by filming/sharing the information about the community where they live. Not info from other creators though, that's why I mentioned in my video at 7:01 - "but please don't send the videos that someone else shared with you". This is because there is either no way to verify these videos or they are already shared on social media, which means I already have the access to them and would have watched them by now.
Also, if the videos are not filmed by us, we are likely to make mistakes when sharing information we've heard in these videos. In any case, I do appreciate your help 🙏
Great Informative reporting as usual; 👍
I’m glad the situation wasn’t worse and everyone at home is okay
🙏🏽
We in Wickie Wackie are on the strong side of hurricanes passing to the south, yet this time the sea did nothing unusual.
Thanks Irena for information us about the after math, of what has been happening in Jamaica after the storm. There will be a lot to be done to ensure that damages will be a minimum in the future. People are going to say the government should do this or that but the government can only do so much, unless they want their taxes to go sky high.People will have to get together and form groups in their communities to do what they can to make things better. Richer countries should be contacted for assistance. Thanks again for putting yourself out there to bring us the latest information.
Thanks for sharing! We were very concern about our families there and my family and I have a trip for next month. So we have been trying to figure out how much damages have been done.
There are a lot of branches and trees from the root that have fallen in Montego Bay. Some light poles were affected hence there wasn't electricity for some time but everything began to return to normal from tge same day, everyone worked through making things get back to normal again.
Hopefully by next week everyone will have electricity again and water or anything that affected them. ❤
Thanks for your effort in bringing us up to date.
Glad you and your family are safe. 💖
Thanks you for your video. Giving good information. ❤
Keep up the good work very good
@JamaicawithIrie Thankyou!
Thank you, Irina for your careful and dedicated work that you always produce.
😂 you're being modest when you say this video wil not do all that great, it sure will go where its supposed to.
Thank you as usual for your pleasant and informative uploads. I'm so glad to have you in Jamaica. You have so much to offer.
Thank you❤
THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THE GOVERNMENT'S FEET TO THE FIRE!🐾🐾🐾🐾
Don't worry, the government agencies are on the job.
This was so helpful I have family in Portland near Long bay I hope they are ok 🙏🏽
I live in Mobay. I just got power back yesterday (Monday) morning
Thanks for the updates!
You will definitely need a generator. Most Jamaicans who can afford it all own generators. I think most people know how accurate and complete your information is so don't worry. Those that follow you (including ex pat Jamaicans living abroad). Hope you didn't lose anything.
You need a Jackery or blutti so you can also charge your devices and other electronic. They are solor powered but they will last for days to a week once fully charged.
@@serendipity293 I agree but they are expensive and heavy , so imagine the cost getting it there.
You doing GOOD JOB BLESS
Thanks for this video much love irie🇯🇲🇦🇺
Get a chargeable mini battery charger. I have one and they work excellent.
do you mean solar charger? I've only seen one for mobile phones. Nothing to charge my laptop 🤔 Any tips on this are very much welcome!
Glad all is well with you 🙏🏾
I just think are you amazing to do these videos. An exciting scholar and documentarist. Fun to watch from our prospective. A beautiful country I'm sure that time has not touched since colonial times. When I moved to New Orleans it was the same experience a while ago. You want to change it but then the longer you stay you want to preserve it with everything you have. Maybe visit the German settled villages for a documentary. They will disappear too. Then do a rum tour and I will drink with you. These videos are a breath of fresh air.
We are so devistated. Out resort in Negril just canceled our trip in 2 weeks to clean up the property. We won’t be able to go back until next year.
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear that! What is the name of the resort? If they cancelled, they probably have some serious consequences. I know that hotels in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios are operating, Half Moon, Round Hill, Couples - all are running as usual. Some hotels in Negril should be working as well, need to check with the Traveller's resort, see youtube @Throp - he is a co-owner of a resort in Negril and also has a youtube channel, he might be able to help! So, if you still wish to come in 2 weeks - you certainly can! I'm not sure what will happen with Reggae fest yet.. I'm looking into this as well.
@@JAMAICAWITHIRIEplz tell me what date is reggae fest and the venue where they will have it
@@Bn-uw9ml July 14-20, at least this was the original plan. reggaesumfest.com/
Where were you headed? I was hoping for a last minute trip to Negril the end of July or first part of Aug..
It was sunset at the palms. My wife fell in love with it online. Do you have any info about that location?
Listen I am glad you are safe . We understand
I am so glad you and family are safe. Bless you for always providing detailed and accurate information.
Thanks for the coverage, Irie. Just one correction though, the hurricane didnt miss us, the eye of the hurricane did. so you can correct that verbage.
Keep up the good work
Thank you for what you do..I am in US but have a lot of family in Jamaica so I looked to what you report...I appreciate you.
Thanks for keeping us updated. Keep sae out there.
I a glad you are alright. I was in MoBay as it came. Light, wi fidelity, water lock off from around 11:30 or so. If I remember correctly. Locked off well before rain. Household lady advised us to charge our phones while we had current. We didin't listen.
Awesome job.
Thank you for the update ❤
Thanks Irina always love your reporting ,very informative
Be safe enuh enno😇🙏
8:34 That noise is not the sound of a generator. It's the sound of the eyewall of Beryl in the distance. I have heard it too here in Grenada when Beryl passed 30 to 40 miles north of my area.
hm, interesting. By this time the eyewall was about 150 miles away though 🤔
Thank God you are all ok ❤
Thank for Reporting what is Going on in The Island of Jamaica. As you Mention, the News are Not showing Real Footage of the Island. I appreciate your Efforts...Many Thanks.
I'm glad you mentioned the incorrect footage of other islands because it put me in a greater state of terror as I worried about whether or not my aging parents were ok., and I was not ok with that misrepresentation! They live in a fairly safe area for hurricanes, up.in Manchester Parish in Bellefield. Luckily I got a hold of them through a phone call and they're fine but since then they still have no power and I'm sure their phones are dead now.
🤗🤗🤗We appreciate you Irena,🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Brave!!
The Roots Under The Tiles Was Raised Up By The Winds!
PLEASE BE SAFE.
Glad you called out the fake news. CNN interviewed an American couple who claimed their MoBay "resort" had no safety plans for their guests, and ran around mobay getting their own emergency snacks. If they must be staying at a "hole in the wall" hotel. The Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay told their guests not to leave the property, to stay in their rooms, and Room Service would bring anything they required. This couple apparently posted on FB about their "terrible experience".
Here in Runaway Bay we had a massive spothodea tree uprooted, a lot of branches torn from different types of trees.
On the road into Ochi, near the Dunn's River Falls entrance, beside the whicker furniture place, a big tree fell down and snapped a JPS pole, the power lines on the ground. 4 hours later JPS was there with a new pole.
So glad you are well. Much love and prayers for you and your family as always 😊😊😮😮❤❤ Thank you for this important update.
🙁 Yeah my trip is canceled, sending prayers and restoration may God be with you all💪🏽🙏🏽
You moved from Mobay to Kingston? You like Kingston much more. I thought you liked Negril. Thank god Kingston wasn't affected. My parish was hit hard St. Elizabeth. I hope people will open their heart and their pocket especially TREASURE BEACH. Thanks in advance they need help, please.
We’re in Parottee and it’s devastating here.
Hi Irie, I see you lost electricity again, not the first time😊
Excellent reporting