Hurricane Beryl slams into Mexico’s coast as Caribbean death toll rises to 11

The storm has caused widespread damage (AP)

Hurricane Beryl swirled ashore on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula near the resort town of Tulum as a Category 2 storm early on Friday, whipping trees and knocking out power after leaving a trail of destruction and at least 11 dead across the Caribbean region.

Beryl was expected to rapidly weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses over the peninsula before re-emerging into the Gulf of Mexico and likely regaining hurricane strength, the US National Hurricane Centre said.