Beryl was still swiping the southeast Caribbean early Tuesday on a track heading just south of Jamaica.It reached Category 5 strength late Monday and intensified further early Tuesday morning to 165 mph (270 kph) winds. After passing near Jamaica, Beryl will head toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula by late Thursday as a Category 1 storm.Beryl was about 445 miles (715 kilometers) east-southeast of Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic and was moving west-northwest at 22 mph (35 kph). A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, and a tropical storm warning for the southern coast of Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.Fluctuations were likely but Beryl was expected to stay near major hurricane intensity as it moved into the central Caribbean and passed near Jamaica on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said. After that, significant weakening was expected.The last strong hurricane to hit the southeast Caribbean was Hurricane Ivan 20 years ago, which killed dozens of people in Grenada.On Monday afternoon, officials received “reports of devastation” from Carriacou and surrounding islands, said Terence Walters, Grenada’s national disaster coordinator. itchell said he would travel to Carriacou as soon as it’s safe, noting there’s been an “extensive” storm surge.Grenada officials had to evacuate patients to a lower floor after hospital roof was damaged, he said.“There is the likelihood of even greater damage,” he told reporters. “We have no choice but to continue to pray.”In Barbados, Wilfred Abrahams, minister of home affairs and information, said drones — which are faster than crews fanning across the island — would assess damage once Beryl passed.