Hurricane Beryl heads towards Jamaica after ripping through south-east Caribbean

Many houses were damaged by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada (Haron Forteau/AP)

Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a powerful Category four storm heading towards Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the south-east Caribbean, killing at least six people.

A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac.